1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 342 376 Land in farms ..................acres.. 168 593 163 114 Average size of farm .......acres.. 493 434 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 555 631 352 378 Average per acre .........dollars.. 882 760 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 509 61 608 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 106 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 308 339 acres.. 104 744 101 652 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 260 297 acres.. 61 481 54 871 Irrigated land .................farms.. 112 110 acres.. 39 250 33 454 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 062 32 818 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 685 87 281 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 127 27 520 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 935 5 298 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 31 $100,000 or more .................... 83 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 333 28 153 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 160 74 875 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 342 376 $1,000.. 10 708 4 625 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 310 12 300 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 197 195 Other ............................... 145 181 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 157 174 200 days or more ................... 124 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 165 205 number.. 13 223 15 137 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 171 number.. 6 313 8 011 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 584 502 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 185 number.. 6 485 6 616 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 98 number.. 7 912 9 846 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 94 number.. 10 142 19 228 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 22 number.. 85 778 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 111 176 acres.. 17 433 15 517 bushels.. 1 912 044 1 482 312 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 64 acres.. 2 721 3 414 bushels.. 111 904 110 816 Cotton .......................farms.. 45 7 acres.. 13 058 1 009 bales.. 20 075 1 780 Tobacco ......................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 99 (D) pounds.. 222 263 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 48 acres.. 2 610 8 031 bushels.. 82 813 264 187 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 162 180 acres.. 17 835 18 602 pounds.. 55 104 436 53 277 685 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 69 84 acres.. 1 967 2 772 tons, dry.. 5 207 6 128 @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. .