1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 183 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 071 57 533 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 295 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 250 219 154 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 236 761 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 062 39 359 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 167 179 acres.. 34 144 33 282 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 151 166 acres.. 25 213 21 250 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 53 acres.. 7 238 7 097 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 243 11 038 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 832 56 604 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 029 9 043 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 215 1 995 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 24 $100,000 or more .................... 30 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 696 7 719 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 449 39 585 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 183 195 $1,000.. 3 515 3 246 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 205 16 646 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 114 Other ............................... 68 81 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 87 99 200 days or more ................... 45 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 81 number.. 4 703 6 119 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 79 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 81 85 number.. 2 447 3 266 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 36 number.. 6 001 3 854 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 38 number.. 11 231 7 336 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 7 number.. 0 102 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 83 100 acres.. 9 238 6 906 bushels.. 859 389 569 274 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 10 acres.. 274 262 bushels.. 9 336 6 429 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 2 614 (D) bales.. 4 944 1 411 Tobacco ......................farms.. 19 24 acres.. 404 446 pounds.. 838 452 807 358 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 32 acres.. 953 2 304 bushels.. 29 700 48 138 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 100 109 acres.. 8 989 8 112 pounds.. 26 031 839 21 460 402 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 43 43 acres.. 1 365 1 261 tons, dry.. 2 380 (D) @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. .