1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BIBB COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 134 140 Land in farms ..................acres.. 17 105 16 724 Average size of farm .......acres.. 128 119 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 550 106 329 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 623 1 002 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 545 18 195 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 96 113 acres.. 7 742 9 401 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 75 95 acres.. 4 121 4 167 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 12 acres.. 79 150 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 540 3 343 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 419 23 878 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 559 559 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 981 2 783 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 1 $100,000 or more .................... 7 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 213 2 879 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 801 20 563 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 135 140 $1,000.. 629 548 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 659 3 916 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 43 47 Other ............................... 91 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 75 82 200 days or more ................... 57 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 66 68 number.. 3 253 3 050 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 50 number.. 1 577 1 324 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 448 555 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 62 69 number.. 1 781 1 469 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 13 number.. 1 120 927 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 12 number.. 1 281 1 452 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 6 number.. 140 198 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 1 157 000 1 029 680 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 9 acres.. 136 135 bushels.. 11 340 10 275 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 4 acres.. 358 290 bushels.. 13 785 5 820 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 9 acres.. 720 841 bushels.. 16 790 14 136 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 44 62 acres.. 1 773 2 041 tons, dry.. 5 816 (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. .