1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COWETA COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 333 366 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 972 51 802 Average size of farm .......acres.. 126 142 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 248 513 199 060 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 075 1 488 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 030 21 019 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 259 319 acres.. 17 855 21 143 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 172 217 acres.. 6 706 9 204 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 13 acres.. 102 292 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 254 5 524 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 776 15 092 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 462 2 430 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 792 3 093 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 165 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 3 $100,000 or more .................... 10 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 793 6 425 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 437 17 554 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 332 366 $1,000.. 122 - 1 221 Average per farm..........dollars.. 367 - 3 337 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 118 109 Other ............................... 215 257 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 201 251 200 days or more ................... 139 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 205 247 number.. 7 468 8 867 Beef cows ..................farms.. 189 217 number.. 3 812 4 263 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 12 number.. 453 660 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 189 241 number.. 3 246 4 813 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 13 number.. 567 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 18 number.. (D) 413 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 23 acres.. 361 480 bushels.. 24 295 24 629 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 7 acres.. 301 455 bushels.. 10 480 14 303 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 8 acres.. 400 608 bushels.. 9 700 12 048 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 136 181 acres.. 5 213 6 872 tons, dry.. 13 032 10 952 @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. .