1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DOOLY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 240 295 Land in farms ..................acres.. 156 805 158 249 Average size of farm .......acres.. 653 536 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 474 792 350 234 Average per acre .........dollars.. 775 680 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 096 86 274 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 231 276 acres.. 119 665 119 564 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 209 254 acres.. 97 576 89 861 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 75 acres.. 12 181 10 870 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 532 32 139 Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 049 108 947 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 118 28 185 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 414 3 954 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 40 $100,000 or more .................... 101 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 446 25 398 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 856 86 095 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 240 295 $1,000.. 9 817 6 095 Average per farm..........dollars.. 40 902 20 662 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 201 Other ............................... 84 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 89 113 200 days or more ................... 62 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 79 83 number.. 6 213 5 458 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 63 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 73 82 number.. 6 209 2 678 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 49 number.. 12 496 15 169 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 49 number.. 21 597 26 162 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 33 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 9 number.. 31 132 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 47 acres.. 1 671 1 451 bushels.. 140 205 108 771 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 114 acres.. 12 165 18 402 bushels.. 565 410 660 578 Cotton .......................farms.. 109 135 acres.. 40 919 29 248 bales.. 56 581 27 405 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 66 106 acres.. 14 109 19 587 bushels.. 375 948 377 922 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 147 203 acres.. 27 513 23 446 pounds.. 64 539 657 51 635 225 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 32 27 acres.. 1 293 1 319 tons, dry.. 4 589 (D) @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. .