1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRISP COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 199 192 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 923 112 431 Average size of farm .......acres.. 552 586 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 463 337 478 604 Average per acre .........dollars.. 850 827 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 247 63 921 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 183 175 acres.. 83 479 81 754 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 168 169 acres.. 64 792 67 457 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 51 acres.. 11 443 7 128 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 136 25 148 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 435 130 978 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 852 22 024 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 284 3 124 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 22 $100,000 or more .................... 68 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 777 18 304 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 506 95 333 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 199 192 $1,000.. 4 745 5 986 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 845 31 178 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 128 128 Other ............................... 71 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 77 77 200 days or more ................... 54 52 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 71 63 number.. 7 703 6 492 Beef cows ..................farms.. 65 60 number.. 4 242 3 621 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 66 62 number.. 2 488 3 168 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 27 number.. 17 854 7 857 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 27 number.. 35 724 17 296 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 65 acres.. 5 849 4 982 bushels.. 481 555 382 083 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 44 70 acres.. 6 467 11 557 bushels.. 245 691 352 604 Cotton .......................farms.. 55 40 acres.. 10 908 5 614 bales.. 16 677 6 297 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 50 75 acres.. 7 857 15 983 bushels.. 218 179 339 890 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 116 115 acres.. 25 784 20 440 pounds.. 57 679 955 45 570 248 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 36 39 acres.. 1 361 3 486 tons, dry.. 4 462 8 431 @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. .