1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COFFEE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 711 649 Land in farms ..................acres.. 178 861 178 875 Average size of farm .......acres.. 252 276 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 744 192 441 Average per acre .........dollars.. 890 643 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 713 35 321 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 126 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 243 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 625 590 acres.. 92 679 89 564 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 526 519 acres.. 66 723 52 368 Irrigated land .................farms.. 161 200 acres.. 10 936 10 471 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 93 432 56 222 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 409 86 629 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 939 20 642 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 493 35 580 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 89 $100,000 or more .................... 155 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 251 45 052 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 689 69 418 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 712 649 $1,000.. 16 996 8 478 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 870 13 064 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 432 409 Other ............................... 279 240 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 305 274 200 days or more ................... 220 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 318 314 number.. 14 776 13 854 Beef cows ..................farms.. 275 262 number.. 7 195 6 633 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 16 number.. 828 861 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 312 294 number.. 6 323 7 851 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 229 263 number.. 41 687 45 299 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 231 273 number.. 79 168 72 438 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 4 number.. 59 58 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 33 number.. 933 939 913 765 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 43 37 number.. 21 978 796 9 471 614 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 331 378 acres.. 28 634 19 767 bushels.. 2 404 834 1 304 276 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 49 acres.. 1 820 2 062 bushels.. 72 178 49 549 Cotton .......................farms.. 22 9 acres.. 2 815 (D) bales.. 4 189 776 Tobacco ......................farms.. 149 184 acres.. 3 309 2 421 pounds.. 7 264 028 5 146 496 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 143 139 acres.. 11 491 11 509 bushels.. 389 061 286 867 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 262 245 acres.. 13 720 10 491 pounds.. 34 290 072 28 252 497 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 142 149 acres.. 3 356 3 228 tons, dry.. 7 789 7 022 @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. .