1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BULLOCH COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 558 592 Land in farms ..................acres.. 213 943 216 594 Average size of farm .......acres.. 383 366 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 362 354 256 742 Average per acre .........dollars.. 851 748 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 097 43 888 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 140 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 513 551 acres.. 144 368 142 557 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 466 504 acres.. 105 023 104 582 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 68 acres.. 3 657 4 033 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 477 42 360 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 837 71 554 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 102 27 879 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 375 14 481 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 118 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 62 $100,000 or more .................... 121 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 234 33 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 619 55 915 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 557 592 $1,000.. 10 123 8 487 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 174 14 337 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 301 309 Other ............................... 257 283 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 269 313 200 days or more ................... 199 240 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 185 223 number.. 10 306 15 649 Beef cows ..................farms.. 153 183 number.. 4 893 6 430 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 16 number.. 33 125 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 175 216 number.. 5 388 8 167 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 108 166 number.. 35 733 34 709 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 114 170 number.. 62 294 55 771 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 7 number.. 169 75 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 42 number.. (D) 217 904 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 1 000 296 1 214 132 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 225 353 acres.. 22 083 22 084 bushels.. 1 957 086 1 757 089 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 145 acres.. 6 143 12 088 bushels.. 243 415 421 235 Cotton .......................farms.. 42 18 acres.. 10 019 693 bales.. 14 424 737 Tobacco ......................farms.. 45 64 acres.. 2 136 1 239 pounds.. 4 816 212 2 729 819 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 257 308 acres.. 41 318 48 375 bushels.. 1 264 681 1 265 008 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 285 354 acres.. 21 418 17 209 pounds.. 53 530 591 45 732 048 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 135 acres.. 3 758 4 291 tons, dry.. 9 507 10 824 @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. .