1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LOWNDES COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 373 363 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 158 73 023 Average size of farm .......acres.. 193 201 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 772 258 008 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 624 962 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 534 23 333 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 312 330 acres.. 37 516 37 028 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 264 291 acres.. 26 179 24 163 Irrigated land .................farms.. 68 62 acres.. 2 943 2 062 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 919 15 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 445 41 718 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 368 12 369 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 551 2 775 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 14 $100,000 or more .................... 45 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 910 13 836 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 655 38 221 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 142 147 Other ............................... 231 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 205 216 200 days or more ................... 160 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 155 171 number.. 7 221 7 986 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 151 number.. (D) 4 080 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 317 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 148 162 number.. 4 292 3 568 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 41 number.. 5 199 4 970 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 48 number.. 6 426 8 108 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 8 number.. 50 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 81 111 acres.. 4 862 7 952 bushels.. 364 681 539 882 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. 95 (D) bushels.. 3 225 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 21 26 acres.. 6 331 4 808 bales.. 8 259 5 680 Tobacco ......................farms.. 43 55 acres.. 1 766 1 871 pounds.. 3 521 912 3 836 047 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 33 acres.. 2 827 2 761 bushels.. 60 748 77 778 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 24 28 acres.. 1 073 788 pounds.. 2 742 627 1 909 482 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 91 97 acres.. 3 664 2 960 tons, dry.. 10 346 8 478 @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.