1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BRANTLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 230 234 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 561 29 178 Average size of farm .......acres.. 120 125 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 839 101 914 Average per acre .........dollars.. 996 797 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 716 17 185 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 204 205 acres.. 8 932 9 399 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 163 166 acres.. 4 257 4 082 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 13 acres.. 242 274 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 937 16 545 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 248 70 704 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 341 1 926 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 596 14 619 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 12 $100,000 or more .................... 21 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 309 13 572 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 382 58 250 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 229 233 $1,000.. 2 534 2 938 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 067 12 611 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 72 72 Other ............................... 158 162 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 145 152 200 days or more ................... 114 125 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 137 number.. 2 667 2 737 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 116 number.. (D) 1 495 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 38 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 112 126 number.. 1 226 1 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 57 number.. 1 665 2 490 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 53 number.. 3 355 4 654 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 42 number.. (D) 1 213 252 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 73 acres.. 1 154 1 167 bushels.. 76 392 73 039 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 29 37 acres.. 595 459 pounds.. 1 267 030 1 050 302 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 5 acres.. 242 175 bushels.. 4 983 3 610 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 88 89 acres.. 1 872 2 158 tons, dry.. 4 938 (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. .