1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 49 60 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 678 46 081 Average size of farm .......acres.. 871 768 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 651 475 454 967 Average per acre .........dollars.. 748 592 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 276 84 692 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 13 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 45 56 acres.. 26 673 25 404 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 43 50 acres.. 16 833 16 229 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 16 acres.. 3 662 4 316 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 790 7 312 Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 213 121 868 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 034 5 842 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 756 1 470 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 6 8 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 4 3 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 7 $100,000 or more .................... 22 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 665 6 363 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 836 106 053 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 49 60 $1,000.. 2 125 949 Average per farm..........dollars.. 43 377 15 814 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 38 37 Other ............................... 11 23 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 17 21 200 days or more ................... 11 14 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 23 31 number.. 3 159 3 653 Beef cows ..................farms.. 22 27 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 20 32 number.. 1 165 1 558 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 20 number.. 4 404 2 409 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 19 number.. 5 878 3 803 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 11 number.. 45 239 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 24 acres.. 1 806 2 036 bushels.. 160 850 163 863 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 26 acres.. 2 066 2 306 bushels.. 67 398 86 656 Cotton .......................farms.. 14 9 acres.. 3 015 1 367 bales.. 4 873 1 966 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 755 bushels.. 0 11 475 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 29 39 acres.. 8 165 7 600 pounds.. 22 217 779 14 678 074 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 15 16 acres.. 874 937 tons, dry.. 3 475 (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. .