1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LONG COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 64 67 Land in farms ..................acres.. 18 875 11 969 Average size of farm .......acres.. 295 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 285 273 157 550 Average per acre .........dollars.. 967 882 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 141 34 880 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 59 59 acres.. 3 988 3 869 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 49 47 acres.. 1 884 1 991 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 064 3 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 750 53 831 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 830 719 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 234 2 888 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 13 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 0 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 9 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 442 3 207 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 030 47 865 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 19 19 Other ............................... 45 48 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 45 50 200 days or more ................... 25 35 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 29 22 number.. 1 377 815 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 22 number.. 732 526 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 28 21 number.. 492 343 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 10 number.. 30 458 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 1 043 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 2 245 000 1 780 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 15 acres.. 477 467 bushels.. 40 786 40 100 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 102 pounds.. (D) 241 100 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 10 acres.. 229 651 bushels.. (D) 22 174 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 25 18 acres.. 633 471 tons, dry.. 1 381 1 010 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.