1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BALDWIN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 118 135 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 976 36 490 Average size of farm .......acres.. 279 270 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 771 206 721 Average per acre .........dollars.. 724 751 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 537 18 365 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 100 121 acres.. 10 458 11 214 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 82 93 acres.. 3 228 3 679 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 7 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 520 1 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 355 13 315 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 325 285 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 195 1 513 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 1 $100,000 or more .................... 5 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 412 1 868 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 441 13 736 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 118 136 $1,000.. 181 65 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 535 477 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 49 48 Other ............................... 69 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 70 83 200 days or more ................... 57 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 100 number.. 4 962 5 957 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 96 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 82 102 number.. 1 873 2 565 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 11 number.. 321 320 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 12 number.. 620 705 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 398 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 875 000 600 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 11 acres.. 324 261 bushels.. 21 400 11 710 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. 160 344 bushels.. 5 500 7 430 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 78 acres.. 2 523 2 925 tons, dry.. 8 098 7 542 @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. .