1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 136 180 Land in farms ..................acres.. 10 192 13 420 Average size of farm .......acres.. 75 75 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 389 793 182 439 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 157 5 010 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 917 11 538 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 8 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 97 131 acres.. 4 502 6 715 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 71 89 acres.. 1 816 1 466 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 59 41 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. (D) 3 115 Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) 17 308 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 2 014 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 387 1 102 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 1 $100,000 or more .................... 4 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 428 3 045 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 561 16 918 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 136 180 $1,000.. 799 - 228 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 875 - 1 267 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 55 52 Other ............................... 81 128 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 77 118 200 days or more ................... 62 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 71 84 number.. 2 167 2 075 Beef cows ..................farms.. 65 75 number.. (D) 1 124 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 71 74 number.. 1 073 1 148 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 2 number.. 25 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. 58 201 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 7 acres.. 83 75 bushels.. 3 950 1 573 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 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.. 51 59 acres.. 1 628 1 285 tons, dry.. 2 495 (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. .