1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 40 51 Land in farms ..................acres.. 8 518 10 641 Average size of farm .......acres.. 213 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 982 278 000 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 432 1 332 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 194 29 083 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 8 6 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 36 40 acres.. 2 934 2 916 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 31 29 acres.. 978 948 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 13 acres.. 155 252 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 133 2 689 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 328 52 724 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 893 2 492 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 240 197 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 9 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 8 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 2 $100,000 or more .................... 5 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 503 2 243 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 572 43 972 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 40 51 $1,000.. 630 446 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 757 8 752 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 19 24 Other ............................... 21 27 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 10 24 200 days or more ................... 7 16 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 20 20 number.. 1 548 1 087 Beef cows ..................farms.. 20 19 number.. 868 733 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 20 19 number.. 695 577 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 210 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 10 acres.. 70 232 bushels.. 6 100 19 580 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 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.. 12 8 acres.. 605 263 tons, dry.. 1 329 596 @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. .