1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BACON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 349 345 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 739 81 411 Average size of farm .......acres.. 226 236 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 715 175 488 Average per acre .........dollars.. 757 696 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 865 29 031 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 134 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 331 335 acres.. 33 576 37 784 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 301 301 acres.. 20 142 21 618 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 62 acres.. 1 610 760 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 576 16 779 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 225 48 634 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 425 6 724 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 150 10 055 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 31 $100,000 or more .................... 41 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 115 13 366 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 446 38 854 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 349 344 $1,000.. 4 429 3 137 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 690 9 118 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 169 Other ............................... 193 176 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 204 197 200 days or more ................... 149 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 115 122 number.. 3 550 4 480 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 115 number.. (D) 2 412 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 12 number.. (D) 249 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 106 113 number.. 1 433 1 631 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 67 number.. 8 028 7 127 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 75 number.. 13 197 12 757 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. 31 57 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 21 number.. (D) 586 741 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 688 006 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 144 180 acres.. 8 658 7 622 bushels.. 631 829 526 457 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 19 acres.. 207 1 709 bushels.. 7 912 47 519 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 3 acres.. 753 225 bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 108 117 acres.. 1 373 1 178 pounds.. 3 053 920 2 331 345 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 78 104 acres.. 6 205 8 843 bushels.. 155 117 205 549 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 66 acres.. 1 749 1 504 tons, dry.. 4 325 3 960 @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. .