1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BANKS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 469 477 Land in farms ..................acres.. 49 397 54 110 Average size of farm .......acres.. 105 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 298 312 176 361 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 263 1 448 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 373 21 697 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 151 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 197 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 356 362 acres.. 22 052 20 912 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 211 250 acres.. 5 355 6 189 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 12 acres.. 89 83 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 864 43 505 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 774 91 205 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 906 582 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 957 42 923 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 32 $100,000 or more .................... 146 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 833 37 135 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 480 77 851 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 468 477 $1,000.. 7 723 4 949 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 502 10 376 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 219 225 Other ............................... 250 252 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 253 276 200 days or more ................... 196 214 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 309 339 number.. 11 306 10 896 Beef cows ..................farms.. 281 311 number.. 6 322 6 135 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 13 number.. 193 30 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 296 332 number.. 4 802 6 750 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 25 number.. (D) 5 126 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 23 number.. (D) 10 914 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 13 number.. 96 349 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 57 58 number.. 1 043 324 604 440 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 120 112 number.. 35 463 284 25 620 966 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 30 acres.. 259 505 bushels.. 15 010 26 178 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 6 acres.. 220 300 bushels.. 6 657 4 640 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 4 acres.. 136 218 bushels.. 3 680 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 186 224 acres.. 4 439 4 957 tons, dry.. 10 157 7 332 @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. .