1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC DUFFIE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 217 211 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 157 33 785 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 160 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 318 217 873 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 362 1 418 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 991 27 810 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 183 182 acres.. 17 923 13 772 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 135 142 acres.. 6 767 5 816 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 10 acres.. 548 385 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 296 11 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 097 55 353 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 0 $100,000 or more .................... 14 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 984 9 902 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 832 46 928 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 71 Other ............................... 143 140 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 135 128 200 days or more ................... 97 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 140 number.. 10 134 7 217 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 126 number.. 4 526 3 417 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 5 number.. 1 499 883 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 127 129 number.. 3 757 3 121 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 14 number.. (D) 435 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 13 number.. (D) 1 216 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 80 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 9 number.. 96 161 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 11 acres.. 449 350 bushels.. (D) 34 866 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 220 28 bushels.. 8 520 858 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 2 acres.. 401 (D) bushels.. 7 773 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 116 acres.. 3 799 3 863 tons, dry.. 9 442 9 134 @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.