1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ATKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 244 255 Land in farms ..................acres.. 77 659 78 379 Average size of farm .......acres.. 318 307 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 264 742 204 582 Average per acre .........dollars.. 819 698 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 484 30 979 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 214 230 acres.. 32 059 30 051 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 196 210 acres.. 24 063 17 359 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 64 acres.. 4 144 2 717 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 247 26 739 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 750 104 858 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 196 6 532 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 051 20 207 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 26 $100,000 or more .................... 69 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 852 22 141 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 443 86 488 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 244 256 $1,000.. 7 317 3 757 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 986 14 674 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 155 161 Other ............................... 89 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 96 115 200 days or more ................... 60 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 92 100 number.. 5 417 4 834 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 91 number.. 3 235 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 87 97 number.. 2 575 2 261 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 63 number.. 8 977 17 050 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 62 number.. 16 155 27 557 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 16 number.. (D) 154 210 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 38 47 number.. 17 140 956 12 249 010 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 122 137 acres.. 10 265 6 781 bushels.. 839 133 528 296 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 386 96 bushels.. 15 840 4 200 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 1 918 (D) bales.. 2 943 966 Tobacco ......................farms.. 50 70 acres.. 882 773 pounds.. 1 888 514 1 611 007 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 34 36 acres.. 2 657 3 766 bushels.. 94 888 86 877 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 57 33 acres.. 4 721 3 042 pounds.. 9 394 307 6 944 488 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 58 63 acres.. 1 288 1 009 tons, dry.. 3 545 2 567 @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. .