1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRAWFORD COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 122 136 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 973 40 165 Average size of farm .......acres.. 311 295 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 540 205 199 Average per acre .........dollars.. 760 696 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 702 32 646 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 43 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 98 116 acres.. 16 669 17 367 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 72 94 acres.. 11 222 11 179 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 17 acres.. 920 1 425 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 546 6 260 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 641 46 028 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 892 3 232 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 654 3 028 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 10 $100,000 or more .................... 20 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 898 5 681 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 133 41 774 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 122 136 $1,000.. 1 517 401 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 431 2 949 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 64 60 Other ............................... 58 76 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 62 78 200 days or more ................... 45 47 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 64 82 number.. 3 291 3 688 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 68 number.. (D) 1 613 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 623 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 57 76 number.. 1 885 2 001 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 10 number.. 284 620 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 10 number.. 861 1 312 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 4 number.. 2 864 700 1 080 817 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 4 acres.. 304 191 bushels.. 33 160 10 776 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 15 acres.. 3 878 3 939 bushels.. 162 175 133 305 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 10 acres.. 2 725 3 588 bushels.. 80 270 57 867 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 34 59 acres.. 1 726 2 007 tons, dry.. 4 255 (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. .