1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LUMPKIN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 198 229 Land in farms ..................acres.. 25 228 23 284 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 102 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 308 163 342 690 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 991 2 776 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 102 28 283 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 145 152 acres.. 9 551 8 471 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 98 89 acres.. 3 580 2 938 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 32 20 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 445 35 911 Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 481 156 816 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 192 737 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 63 253 35 174 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 10 $100,000 or more .................... 56 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 499 32 051 Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 490 139 959 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 86 104 Other ............................... 112 125 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 134 200 days or more ................... 77 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 129 147 number.. 5 753 5 211 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 137 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 129 number.. 2 380 2 217 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 10 number.. 3 033 3 892 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. 3 800 5 687 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 87 42 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 39 44 number.. 14 722 844 12 670 517 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 15 acres.. 655 673 bushels.. 66 364 53 794 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 78 73 acres.. 2 375 1 849 tons, dry.. 6 162 3 939 @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.