1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BARTOW COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 390 429 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 075 87 513 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 380 056 218 033 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 732 1 087 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 054 23 568 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 311 351 acres.. 36 817 40 219 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 218 256 acres.. 20 594 24 296 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 12 acres.. (D) 386 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 482 24 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 903 57 066 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 793 2 763 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 689 21 719 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 158 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 22 $100,000 or more .................... 61 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 897 20 644 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 290 48 122 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 389 429 $1,000.. 3 446 2 970 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 860 6 922 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 171 190 Other ............................... 219 239 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 247 200 days or more ................... 156 188 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 304 number.. 12 798 12 766 Beef cows ..................farms.. 261 264 number.. 7 006 6 297 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 16 number.. 727 1 320 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 275 294 number.. 5 941 6 677 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 13 number.. 20 012 15 808 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 12 number.. 23 665 28 060 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 82 73 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 18 number.. 54 919 109 283 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 43 50 number.. 12 494 862 10 679 712 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 20 acres.. 1 428 1 005 bushels.. 161 332 55 979 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 17 acres.. 2 435 1 584 bushels.. 107 377 51 114 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 2 268 1 540 bales.. 2 722 1 685 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 48 acres.. 7 192 11 914 bushels.. 225 741 207 092 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 178 208 acres.. 7 180 7 086 tons, dry.. 15 199 10 316 @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. .