1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 130 155 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 840 117 249 Average size of farm .......acres.. 837 756 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 663 593 694 374 Average per acre .........dollars.. 808 924 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 642 88 460 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 122 146 acres.. 61 667 75 888 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 114 134 acres.. 33 815 42 273 Irrigated land .................farms.. 68 77 acres.. 26 040 25 386 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 872 23 599 Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 631 152 252 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 361 18 994 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 511 4 605 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 15 $100,000 or more .................... 43 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 718 19 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 981 124 745 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 130 155 $1,000.. 5 029 3 809 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 685 24 572 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 79 107 Other ............................... 51 48 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 49 58 200 days or more ................... 38 32 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 59 77 number.. 6 256 9 659 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 58 number.. (D) 3 580 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 11 number.. (D) 62 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 53 73 number.. 2 702 7 338 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 35 number.. 1 535 4 863 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 33 number.. 4 348 7 708 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 68 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 74 88 acres.. 11 326 9 981 bushels.. 1 543 196 1 002 945 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 47 acres.. 1 132 4 189 bushels.. 66 725 143 142 Cotton .......................farms.. 31 25 acres.. 5 609 4 023 bales.. 10 194 6 269 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 41 acres.. 1 313 4 935 bushels.. 45 539 115 391 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 83 110 acres.. 11 992 15 717 pounds.. 40 256 149 47 540 745 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 26 31 acres.. 1 201 3 451 tons, dry.. 3 229 11 559 @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. .