1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 147 133 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 645 45 448 Average size of farm .......acres.. 351 342 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 430 219 764 Average per acre .........dollars.. 976 687 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 396 39 109 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 122 114 acres.. 18 247 20 675 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 96 92 acres.. 10 752 8 578 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 9 acres.. 1 301 627 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 642 11 744 Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 854 88 299 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 465 3 453 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 177 8 291 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 9 $100,000 or more .................... 26 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 587 9 839 Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 864 73 975 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 57 50 Other ............................... 90 83 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 93 87 200 days or more ................... 78 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 80 65 number.. 4 072 2 981 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 58 number.. (D) 1 861 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 63 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 78 59 number.. 2 003 1 225 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 27 number.. 516 2 926 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 27 number.. (D) 5 976 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 7 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 12 number.. 5 858 000 5 392 307 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 36 acres.. 1 132 1 229 bushels.. 81 180 74 907 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 11 acres.. 1 003 449 bushels.. 28 488 15 820 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 0 acres.. 1 399 0 bales.. 1 578 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 11 acres.. 2 001 622 bushels.. 24 335 27 192 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 28 42 acres.. 2 259 3 477 pounds.. 5 124 393 9 304 907 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 57 46 acres.. 2 178 1 617 tons, dry.. 6 430 4 239 @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.