1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EARLY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 314 336 Land in farms ..................acres.. 184 137 179 393 Average size of farm .......acres.. 586 534 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 496 107 340 443 Average per acre .........dollars.. 774 644 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 191 60 070 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 283 300 acres.. 120 091 112 232 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 257 280 acres.. 71 208 64 524 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 84 acres.. 26 076 21 465 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 419 29 113 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 724 86 647 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 555 24 695 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 865 4 418 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 51 $100,000 or more .................... 101 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 685 24 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 229 73 956 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 313 336 $1,000.. 9 396 3 163 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 018 9 412 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 215 219 Other ............................... 99 117 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 130 148 200 days or more ................... 80 113 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 160 167 number.. 13 335 14 392 Beef cows ..................farms.. 155 148 number.. 7 607 7 464 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 19 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 162 165 number.. 6 242 7 001 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 77 number.. 7 339 10 574 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 86 number.. 12 881 17 168 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 11 number.. 306 197 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 148 177 acres.. 15 987 12 243 bushels.. 1 685 270 1 132 539 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 49 128 acres.. 4 475 9 630 bushels.. 222 814 350 230 Cotton .......................farms.. 70 25 acres.. 11 868 2 148 bales.. 21 491 3 600 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 36 91 acres.. 2 923 8 567 bushels.. 84 868 185 315 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 199 217 acres.. 29 434 26 502 pounds.. 85 618 117 68 404 185 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 62 71 acres.. 2 656 3 429 tons, dry.. 7 402 7 813 @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. .