1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CANDLER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 229 234 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 074 61 918 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 267 065 157 386 Average per acre .........dollars.. 871 611 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 665 31 331 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 204 225 acres.. 29 905 38 819 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 178 200 acres.. 17 604 21 964 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 44 acres.. 1 828 2 976 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 743 12 367 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 747 52 849 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 929 5 574 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 814 6 792 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 18 $100,000 or more .................... 29 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 691 9 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 664 41 659 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 228 233 $1,000.. 1 925 2 003 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 442 8 596 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 112 133 Other ............................... 117 101 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 102 96 200 days or more ................... 71 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 103 108 number.. 6 215 6 320 Beef cows ..................farms.. 85 93 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 102 107 number.. 3 813 4 220 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 52 number.. 22 938 17 640 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 46 number.. 46 621 30 815 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 50 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 10 number.. 77 872 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 125 acres.. 3 183 4 229 bushels.. 264 814 317 710 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 54 acres.. 1 180 3 132 bushels.. 40 000 101 161 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 18 acres.. 1 521 1 018 bales.. 2 155 1 028 Tobacco ......................farms.. 28 33 acres.. 660 490 pounds.. 1 397 744 1 086 091 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 81 105 acres.. 7 439 9 575 bushels.. 208 834 252 036 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 51 71 acres.. 1 228 1 173 pounds.. 3 012 204 2 973 302 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 60 67 acres.. 1 700 2 112 tons, dry.. 4 449 4 419 @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. .