1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALHOUN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 114 127 Land in farms ..................acres.. 113 861 115 032 Average size of farm .......acres.. 999 906 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 782 102 687 346 Average per acre .........dollars.. 782 800 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 452 115 884 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 102 121 acres.. 70 301 75 087 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 101 108 acres.. 50 912 49 136 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 51 acres.. 22 939 17 916 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 613 21 033 Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 309 165 613 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 333 19 109 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 281 1 924 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 7 17 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 11 $100,000 or more .................... 58 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 348 17 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 582 140 921 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 114 127 $1,000.. 7 076 3 091 Average per farm..........dollars.. 62 070 24 339 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 81 94 Other ............................... 33 33 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 41 48 200 days or more ................... 32 31 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 21 47 number.. 2 606 4 219 Beef cows ..................farms.. 19 42 number.. 1 301 2 336 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 21 49 number.. 1 747 2 194 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 24 number.. 3 657 1 747 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 25 number.. 8 107 9 097 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 28 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 65 acres.. 8 169 5 954 bushels.. 962 034 485 552 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 69 acres.. 6 159 8 413 bushels.. 322 565 306 657 Cotton .......................farms.. 51 48 acres.. 10 498 6 449 bales.. 18 087 9 890 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 28 acres.. 1 568 3 610 bushels.. 54 700 75 070 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 73 77 acres.. 18 659 18 271 pounds.. 55 439 647 46 835 035 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 16 29 acres.. 879 1 927 tons, dry.. 2 270 (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. .