1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BLECKLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 201 206 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 983 68 705 Average size of farm .......acres.. 313 334 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 893 177 646 Average per acre .........dollars.. 659 574 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 926 54 175 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 189 198 acres.. 44 431 49 523 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 169 acres.. 31 478 32 912 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 47 acres.. 6 918 6 671 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 021 9 780 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 780 47 476 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 613 7 121 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 408 2 659 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 22 $100,000 or more .................... 36 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 402 7 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 445 38 137 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 202 206 $1,000.. 1 909 1 567 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 453 7 605 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 101 88 Other ............................... 100 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 104 119 200 days or more ................... 73 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 89 105 number.. 4 822 4 979 Beef cows ..................farms.. 77 96 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 89 103 number.. 2 338 1 852 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 57 number.. 8 147 13 598 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 57 number.. 16 835 21 312 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 12 number.. (D) 166 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 67 acres.. 4 190 3 303 bushels.. 417 472 243 156 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 89 acres.. 6 068 8 281 bushels.. 258 891 226 026 Cotton .......................farms.. 46 51 acres.. 6 963 4 631 bales.. 11 966 5 206 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 54 66 acres.. 6 510 8 448 bushels.. 196 479 127 564 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 76 92 acres.. 5 899 6 768 pounds.. 17 084 978 16 426 579 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 67 70 acres.. 2 262 2 347 tons, dry.. 6 118 (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. .