1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BARROW COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 386 411 Land in farms ..................acres.. 35 851 40 233 Average size of farm .......acres.. 93 98 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 324 119 204 876 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 180 2 344 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 567 22 037 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 171 50 to 179 acres ..................... 153 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 290 303 acres.. 17 027 18 447 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 200 227 acres.. 5 173 6 666 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 10 acres.. (D) 190 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 255 37 883 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 287 92 173 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 234 197 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 021 37 686 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 118 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 15 $100,000 or more .................... 86 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 466 34 138 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 522 83 060 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 385 411 $1,000.. 4 241 2 814 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 015 6 846 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 172 Other ............................... 216 239 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 214 258 200 days or more ................... 156 185 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 283 290 number.. 11 672 10 536 Beef cows ..................farms.. 252 257 number.. 6 666 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 9 number.. 48 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 263 272 number.. 5 043 5 602 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 17 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 16 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 34 number.. (D) 518 928 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 72 87 number.. 20 502 372 18 517 027 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 11 acres.. 17 22 bushels.. 2 065 673 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 174 bushels.. (D) 4 433 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 180 211 acres.. 5 029 5 754 tons, dry.. 9 827 9 422 @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. .