1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BROOKS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 441 438 Land in farms ..................acres.. 168 861 169 775 Average size of farm .......acres.. 383 388 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 333 322 128 Average per acre .........dollars.. 961 719 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 705 40 555 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 137 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 408 405 acres.. 90 924 95 039 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 369 371 acres.. 65 915 61 782 Irrigated land .................farms.. 80 56 acres.. 12 795 8 854 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 553 38 685 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 761 88 321 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 779 19 827 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 775 18 858 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 44 $100,000 or more .................... 87 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 569 32 176 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 112 73 629 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 440 437 $1,000.. 7 488 6 703 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 019 15 339 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 245 265 Other ............................... 196 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 220 188 200 days or more ................... 153 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 142 141 number.. 18 027 16 609 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 115 number.. 5 521 4 205 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 9 number.. 1 294 1 286 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 130 number.. 11 115 18 278 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 118 number.. 36 569 39 508 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 98 117 number.. 69 423 76 464 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 8 number.. 356 367 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 156 224 acres.. 14 644 14 627 bushels.. 1 310 431 1 128 977 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 37 acres.. 1 604 1 358 bushels.. 65 350 54 848 Cotton .......................farms.. 105 94 acres.. 24 491 19 462 bales.. 36 322 26 468 Tobacco ......................farms.. 36 31 acres.. 989 544 pounds.. 2 093 609 1 127 186 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 79 113 acres.. 5 340 9 529 bushels.. 166 833 277 827 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 135 167 acres.. 6 153 5 302 pounds.. 15 672 235 14 548 838 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 63 68 acres.. 2 893 3 689 tons, dry.. 9 538 10 379 @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. .