1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 APPLING COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 535 519 Land in farms ..................acres.. 105 538 109 682 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 211 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 366 121 985 Average per acre .........dollars.. 865 651 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 314 22 608 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 182 201 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 484 485 acres.. 60 421 61 500 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 430 444 acres.. 48 061 41 010 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 49 acres.. 2 364 1 336 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 104 23 714 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 138 45 691 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 456 8 549 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 648 15 165 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 44 $100,000 or more .................... 78 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 482 17 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 761 34 087 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 535 519 $1,000.. 4 479 3 384 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 371 6 520 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 245 283 Other ............................... 290 236 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 268 283 200 days or more ................... 209 198 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 226 198 number.. 8 219 5 501 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 165 number.. 3 564 2 932 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 9 number.. 1 423 314 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 217 182 number.. 3 784 3 220 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 116 153 number.. 21 390 27 071 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 123 163 number.. 45 450 50 415 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 24 63 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 23 number.. 281 450 167 312 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 22 number.. 5 185 620 5 216 819 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 266 291 acres.. 22 391 18 101 bushels.. 1 755 812 1 418 040 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 36 acres.. 2 588 1 856 bushels.. 104 989 66 578 Cotton .......................farms.. 17 6 acres.. 4 406 588 bales.. 5 927 537 Tobacco ......................farms.. 89 103 acres.. 1 450 1 169 pounds.. 3 186 479 2 401 961 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 141 204 acres.. 13 481 16 996 bushels.. 399 208 405 735 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 5 9 acres.. 243 92 pounds.. 630 056 223 210 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 141 121 acres.. 2 955 1 994 tons, dry.. 8 648 5 305 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .