1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ECHOLS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 85 80 Land in farms ..................acres.. 16 362 13 745 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 172 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 488 108 188 Average per acre .........dollars.. 901 601 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 753 15 853 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 8 13 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 75 67 acres.. 7 804 5 359 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 67 56 acres.. 3 710 1 598 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 14 acres.. 1 353 394 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 594 1 455 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 809 18 187 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 211 961 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 383 494 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 3 $100,000 or more .................... 6 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 720 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 770 11 309 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 85 80 $1,000.. 1 873 398 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 039 4 971 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 36 35 Other ............................... 49 45 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 51 47 200 days or more ................... 32 32 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 42 42 number.. 1 830 1 039 Beef cows ..................farms.. 33 36 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 39 39 number.. 788 661 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 24 number.. (D) 1 255 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 23 number.. 127 2 420 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 12 number.. (D) 304 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 27 acres.. 804 497 bushels.. 76 425 31 219 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 270 bales.. (D) 317 Tobacco ......................farms.. 13 16 acres.. 311 158 pounds.. 639 700 375 493 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 51 bushels.. (D) 976 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 32 22 acres.. 689 319 tons, dry.. 1 743 803 @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. .