1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLUMBIA COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 154 187 Land in farms ..................acres.. 26 984 27 042 Average size of farm .......acres.. 175 145 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 411 522 139 947 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 498 1 257 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 598 17 842 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 135 157 acres.. 10 659 9 934 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 102 112 acres.. 3 046 3 262 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 14 acres.. 51 54 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 163 2 495 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 043 13 341 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 922 974 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 241 1 521 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 5 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 248 2 033 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 503 10 814 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 155 188 $1,000.. - 65 535 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 419 2 845 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 57 58 Other ............................... 97 129 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 95 123 200 days or more ................... 69 93 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 95 114 number.. 3 721 4 041 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 108 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 96 109 number.. 1 899 2 302 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 47 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 219 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 13 number.. (D) 386 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 9 acres.. (D) 101 bushels.. (D) 2 980 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 6 940 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 83 96 acres.. 2 806 2 821 tons, dry.. 8 190 (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. .