1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BRYAN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 51 62 Land in farms ..................acres.. 15 948 19 771 Average size of farm .......acres.. 313 319 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 289 946 188 323 Average per acre .........dollars.. 927 591 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 589 17 797 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 4 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 43 56 acres.. 3 868 6 202 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 34 41 acres.. 2 361 3 519 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 6 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 953 1 298 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 289 20 930 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 888 936 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 064 361 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 2 $100,000 or more .................... 4 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 679 1 223 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 920 19 723 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 51 62 $1,000.. 274 75 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 369 1 207 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 20 21 Other ............................... 31 41 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 35 42 200 days or more ................... 24 25 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 28 27 number.. 928 914 Beef cows ..................farms.. 22 22 number.. (D) 470 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 17 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 22 25 number.. 356 464 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 18 number.. 301 350 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 17 number.. 723 590 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 5 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 20 acres.. 733 825 bushels.. 60 311 61 384 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 126 111 pounds.. (D) 202 868 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 6 acres.. 854 1 442 bushels.. 20 408 39 880 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 189 304 pounds.. 322 531 586 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 10 18 acres.. 401 483 tons, dry.. 801 1 439 @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. .