1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHARLTON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 88 90 Land in farms ..................acres.. 21 697 25 758 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 286 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 254 060 216 389 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 030 732 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 118 28 254 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 71 78 acres.. 3 605 5 748 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 54 64 acres.. 1 540 2 182 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 5 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 752 5 488 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 640 60 981 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 615 483 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 137 5 006 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 1 $100,000 or more .................... 6 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 359 5 235 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 166 58 163 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 88 90 $1,000.. 394 220 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 473 2 446 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 27 26 Other ............................... 61 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 61 62 200 days or more ................... 50 46 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 48 62 number.. 1 097 1 514 Beef cows ..................farms.. 39 58 number.. 610 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. 8 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 38 51 number.. 599 826 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 17 number.. 241 349 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 561 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 18 number.. 227 316 272 568 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 896 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 33 acres.. 444 736 bushels.. 25 110 45 955 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 7 10 acres.. 90 88 pounds.. 204 246 182 050 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 26 30 acres.. 851 1 287 tons, dry.. 3 301 3 366 @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. .