1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 622 605 Land in farms ..................acres.. 69 675 61 757 Average size of farm .......acres.. 112 102 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 245 074 176 996 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 093 1 575 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 787 24 807 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 213 217 50 to 179 acres ..................... 280 250 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 489 484 acres.. 34 176 32 509 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 342 325 acres.. 13 360 10 712 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 13 acres.. 456 272 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 107 419 57 127 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 699 94 425 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 834 1 077 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 105 585 56 051 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 209 189 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 19 $100,000 or more .................... 129 144 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 89 542 49 257 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 190 81 281 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 277 251 Other ............................... 345 354 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 329 353 200 days or more ................... 234 271 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 439 443 number.. 21 632 19 618 Beef cows ..................farms.. 406 417 number.. (D) 11 288 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. (D) 322 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 420 420 number.. 10 213 7 778 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 6 number.. (D) 122 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 6 number.. 166 100 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 27 number.. 498 408 450 272 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 102 130 number.. 50 529 533 35 833 792 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 13 acres.. (D) 69 bushels.. 1 250 3 380 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 27 acres.. 2 246 1 795 bushels.. 88 901 71 185 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 13 acres.. 1 133 928 bushels.. 18 558 30 500 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 313 285 acres.. 10 265 7 817 tons, dry.. 26 796 19 228 @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.