1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 394 428 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 215 109 461 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 256 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 533 127 222 Average per acre .........dollars.. 603 586 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 093 30 167 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 187 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 367 393 acres.. 55 783 63 034 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 302 325 acres.. 32 208 31 613 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 66 acres.. 11 161 8 774 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 096 13 513 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 468 31 573 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 771 7 488 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 325 6 026 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 28 $100,000 or more .................... 39 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 037 10 951 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 164 25 586 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 394 428 $1,000.. 2 362 1 593 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 994 3 721 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 191 Other ............................... 228 237 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 228 256 200 days or more ................... 167 188 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 222 249 number.. 10 327 11 659 Beef cows ..................farms.. 185 224 number.. 5 269 5 963 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. 44 15 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 212 247 number.. 5 995 6 633 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 103 146 number.. 15 318 22 703 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 108 151 number.. 31 099 35 181 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 25 number.. 356 464 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 130 147 acres.. 7 557 6 449 bushels.. 638 817 503 164 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 96 acres.. 1 515 5 174 bushels.. 49 481 117 081 Cotton .......................farms.. 48 38 acres.. 7 679 3 098 bales.. 13 928 3 449 Tobacco ......................farms.. 5 14 acres.. 219 160 pounds.. 602 749 335 947 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 42 81 acres.. 2 451 6 318 bushels.. 85 721 128 259 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 142 165 acres.. 8 181 6 234 pounds.. 22 577 900 15 398 739 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 134 158 acres.. 3 488 3 757 tons, dry.. 8 859 8 214 @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. .