1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLQUITT COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 693 706 Land in farms ..................acres.. 198 184 196 029 Average size of farm .......acres.. 286 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 274 121 222 194 Average per acre .........dollars.. 948 804 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 297 45 108 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 192 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 617 648 acres.. 121 998 119 293 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 521 551 acres.. 86 461 83 309 Irrigated land .................farms.. 166 185 acres.. 23 158 20 878 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 703 62 219 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 341 88 128 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 66 489 42 613 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 214 19 606 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 76 $100,000 or more .................... 173 161 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 644 45 663 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 416 64 586 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 692 707 $1,000.. 15 593 14 856 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 533 21 012 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 405 424 Other ............................... 288 282 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 304 331 200 days or more ................... 212 221 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 339 362 number.. 19 008 21 549 Beef cows ..................farms.. 309 317 number.. 9 376 10 556 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 18 number.. 1 482 1 286 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 317 360 number.. 7 310 10 732 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 170 number.. 42 719 63 817 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 106 174 number.. 63 021 115 687 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 1 number.. 168 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. 2 722 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 176 281 acres.. 9 887 14 367 bushels.. 856 755 1 149 324 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 85 acres.. 824 5 380 bushels.. 28 264 180 107 Cotton .......................farms.. 140 134 acres.. 32 102 17 713 bales.. 53 509 25 515 Tobacco ......................farms.. 131 165 acres.. 3 745 2 905 pounds.. 8 420 454 6 455 276 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 79 175 acres.. 5 325 15 590 bushels.. 188 656 397 571 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 258 318 acres.. 15 869 13 938 pounds.. 42 179 972 39 580 339 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 141 167 acres.. 4 126 3 826 tons, dry.. 11 725 12 166 @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. .