1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DADE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 191 167 Land in farms ..................acres.. 25 802 27 899 Average size of farm .......acres.. 135 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 966 166 036 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 528 1 056 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 130 16 765 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 168 144 acres.. 9 836 8 661 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 133 102 acres.. 4 417 3 470 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 10 acres.. 12 23 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 768 3 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 199 23 047 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 316 279 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 453 3 570 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 3 $100,000 or more .................... 14 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 353 3 130 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 878 18 743 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 192 167 $1,000.. 303 - 71 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 580 - 427 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 60 55 Other ............................... 131 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 113 200 days or more ................... 96 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 129 118 number.. 4 291 3 716 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 107 number.. (D) 2 244 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 3 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 119 115 number.. 1 704 2 112 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) 162 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 385 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 12 number.. (D) 86 127 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 9 number.. 3 050 150 1 582 573 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 12 acres.. 62 89 bushels.. 5 145 5 270 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 344 bushels.. (D) 4 529 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 110 85 acres.. 4 095 3 094 tons, dry.. 6 591 4 517 @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. .