1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MACON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 282 274 Land in farms ..................acres.. 118 762 120 839 Average size of farm .......acres.. 421 441 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 385 630 339 283 Average per acre .........dollars.. 987 803 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 866 68 834 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 236 230 acres.. 68 830 71 479 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 197 204 acres.. 54 450 51 471 Irrigated land .................farms.. 68 73 acres.. 18 627 14 101 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 108 54 965 Average per farm .........dollars.. 351 448 200 602 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 602 17 006 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 74 506 37 959 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 20 $100,000 or more .................... 100 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 822 44 470 Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 233 162 892 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 158 Other ............................... 115 116 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 121 102 200 days or more ................... 78 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 115 106 number.. 16 665 16 586 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 50 number.. 2 155 1 690 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 38 number.. 9 570 8 133 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 111 101 number.. 10 605 10 552 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 23 number.. 150 434 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 22 number.. 195 313 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 7 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 19 number.. 13 711 000 8 997 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 84 acres.. 3 514 5 880 bushels.. 364 887 541 207 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 44 47 acres.. 7 804 9 863 bushels.. 289 908 394 424 Cotton .......................farms.. 48 29 acres.. 16 678 5 029 bales.. 17 812 7 239 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 45 64 acres.. 7 213 14 804 bushels.. 140 719 386 924 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 63 88 acres.. 4 115 5 621 pounds.. 10 567 963 14 105 611 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 73 66 acres.. 4 734 3 867 tons, dry.. 12 423 9 773 @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.