1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUTTS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 139 146 Land in farms ..................acres.. 29 213 29 157 Average size of farm .......acres.. 210 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 918 209 240 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 410 1 166 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 946 17 948 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 129 126 acres.. 12 939 12 374 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 91 100 acres.. 3 590 4 250 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 114 49 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 733 2 352 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 855 16 111 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 875 515 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 858 1 837 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 3 $100,000 or more .................... 5 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 521 2 020 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 147 13 836 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 140 146 $1,000.. 226 - 137 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 613 - 936 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 55 46 Other ............................... 84 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 84 101 200 days or more ................... 66 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 93 106 number.. 5 231 6 099 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 102 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 90 105 number.. 6 739 3 301 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 44 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 14 acres.. 59 109 bushels.. 2 590 3 503 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 5 acres.. 373 592 bushels.. 12 011 17 910 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 192 bushels.. (D) 3 240 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 69 77 acres.. 2 671 3 207 tons, dry.. 6 287 4 497 @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. .