1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLINCH COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 89 115 Land in farms ..................acres.. 13 563 14 747 Average size of farm .......acres.. 152 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 407 111 069 Average per acre .........dollars.. 888 892 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 665 20 545 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 25 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 64 84 acres.. 3 993 3 433 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 56 65 acres.. 1 639 1 448 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 149 140 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 048 2 401 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 248 20 875 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 243 694 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 805 1 706 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 4 $100,000 or more .................... 10 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 099 2 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 587 17 575 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 89 116 $1,000.. 774 311 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 696 2 677 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 33 42 Other ............................... 56 73 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 63 74 200 days or more ................... 29 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 41 46 number.. 1 222 1 129 Beef cows ..................farms.. 36 42 number.. 719 684 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 37 36 number.. 829 606 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 13 number.. 805 960 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 12 number.. 1 364 1 359 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 389 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 800 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 37 acres.. 833 806 bushels.. 55 250 56 879 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 12 acres.. 146 128 pounds.. 288 000 249 819 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 11 12 acres.. 118 185 tons, dry.. 250 381 @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. .