1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DAWSON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 170 182 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 060 17 887 Average size of farm .......acres.. 112 98 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 978 214 604 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 927 2 625 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 657 24 759 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 112 134 acres.. 8 433 7 530 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 57 82 acres.. 2 293 1 910 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 755 21 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 265 119 855 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 303 175 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 452 21 639 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 8 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 16 $100,000 or more .................... 58 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 101 19 383 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 887 106 498 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 170 182 $1,000.. 3 178 1 944 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 697 10 683 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 90 89 Other ............................... 80 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 107 105 200 days or more ................... 66 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 92 102 number.. 5 538 4 441 Beef cows ..................farms.. 80 89 number.. 3 043 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 8 number.. 7 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 87 97 number.. 2 919 2 393 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 12 number.. 1 366 806 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. 3 166 2 004 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 140 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 22 number.. 708 560 550 554 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 46 62 number.. 13 658 034 11 692 504 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 22 acres.. 664 401 bushels.. 58 410 26 710 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 66 acres.. 1 152 1 386 tons, dry.. 3 235 2 722 @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. .