1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COOK COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 266 293 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 636 65 275 Average size of farm .......acres.. 273 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 912 181 512 Average per acre .........dollars.. 843 727 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 940 40 987 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 104 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 255 284 acres.. 46 632 40 410 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 233 264 acres.. 34 900 28 624 Irrigated land .................farms.. 80 74 acres.. 8 378 4 885 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 597 16 577 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 190 56 576 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 204 14 160 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 392 2 417 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 32 $100,000 or more .................... 45 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 278 11 513 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 956 39 293 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 266 293 $1,000.. 4 071 3 367 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 304 11 492 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 136 166 Other ............................... 130 127 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 129 147 200 days or more ................... 96 107 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 128 121 number.. 6 857 5 565 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 112 number.. 3 682 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 122 118 number.. 3 036 3 000 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 53 number.. 5 765 7 275 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 53 number.. 11 446 14 472 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 7 number.. 72 119 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 112 163 acres.. 9 204 7 107 bushels.. 735 091 555 198 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 13 acres.. 329 490 bushels.. 13 748 17 846 Cotton .......................farms.. 46 50 acres.. 8 538 6 365 bales.. 14 216 9 129 Tobacco ......................farms.. 61 94 acres.. 1 589 1 353 pounds.. 3 183 729 2 766 565 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 74 acres.. 2 782 4 906 bushels.. 62 978 119 559 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 125 134 acres.. 8 560 6 688 pounds.. 19 902 145 18 229 604 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 73 54 acres.. 1 538 1 154 tons, dry.. 4 223 4 023 @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. .