1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 436 477 Land in farms ..................acres.. 129 216 130 169 Average size of farm .......acres.. 296 273 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 458 222 140 Average per acre .........dollars.. 948 782 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 773 40 239 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 160 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 413 453 acres.. 71 916 68 974 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 376 421 acres.. 53 614 45 654 Irrigated land .................farms.. 120 120 acres.. 10 502 7 891 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 416 24 763 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 937 51 915 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 014 18 252 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 402 6 511 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 52 $100,000 or more .................... 106 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 756 20 618 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 911 43 225 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 435 477 $1,000.. 7 311 5 974 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 808 12 525 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 260 276 Other ............................... 176 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 229 200 days or more ................... 158 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 193 217 number.. 10 731 11 491 Beef cows ..................farms.. 174 190 number.. (D) 6 381 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) 202 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 191 211 number.. 4 686 5 484 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 97 number.. 22 961 15 798 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 103 number.. 44 578 33 868 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 23 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 208 255 acres.. 16 638 12 699 bushels.. 1 442 433 887 021 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 13 acres.. 1 388 533 bushels.. 65 785 14 648 Cotton .......................farms.. 54 39 acres.. 6 385 (D) bales.. 9 582 6 148 Tobacco ......................farms.. 122 146 acres.. 2 503 2 045 pounds.. 5 529 137 4 288 718 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 76 121 acres.. 6 382 8 802 bushels.. 190 630 206 178 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 150 148 acres.. 13 703 10 912 pounds.. 32 955 991 24 625 309 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 90 111 acres.. 2 676 2 719 tons, dry.. 7 634 7 383 @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. .