1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CATOOSA COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 242 256 Land in farms ..................acres.. 29 451 32 362 Average size of farm .......acres.. 122 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 011 186 328 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 029 1 742 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 240 21 601 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 203 229 acres.. 16 366 18 888 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 142 162 acres.. 7 352 7 920 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 7 acres.. 35 137 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 837 9 078 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 705 35 461 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 905 749 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 931 8 329 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 9 $100,000 or more .................... 34 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 323 7 189 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 826 28 082 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 243 256 $1,000.. 2 754 1 144 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 334 4 467 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 90 83 Other ............................... 152 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 146 169 200 days or more ................... 119 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 195 number.. 8 383 8 181 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 166 number.. 2 960 2 970 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 16 number.. 1 318 1 780 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 164 198 number.. 4 022 5 330 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 5 number.. 21 68 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 9 number.. (D) 254 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 17 number.. 7 425 396 3 014 421 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 9 acres.. 47 161 bushels.. 5 080 13 332 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. 160 342 bushels.. 8 480 9 100 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 150 acres.. 6 266 6 579 tons, dry.. 10 468 10 129 @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. .