1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EFFINGHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 182 202 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 775 56 083 Average size of farm .......acres.. 241 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 263 778 252 069 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 055 970 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 999 29 997 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 172 192 acres.. 19 059 26 746 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 147 168 acres.. 11 044 15 642 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 455 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 216 5 446 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 658 26 960 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 584 2 748 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 632 2 698 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 9 $100,000 or more .................... 14 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 341 5 208 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 984 25 780 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 181 202 $1,000.. 598 724 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 305 3 586 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 75 61 Other ............................... 107 141 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 132 200 days or more ................... 83 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 87 89 number.. 2 958 3 530 Beef cows ..................farms.. 75 76 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 78 82 number.. 1 388 1 541 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 43 number.. 6 196 10 576 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 35 number.. 10 829 19 280 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 0 number.. 53 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 21 number.. 735 734 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 380 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 76 106 acres.. 3 506 5 080 bushels.. 285 451 378 027 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 15 acres.. 390 1 043 bushels.. 20 230 28 125 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 7 4 acres.. 130 36 pounds.. 273 860 67 000 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 38 48 acres.. 4 469 6 258 bushels.. 121 904 164 989 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 8 13 acres.. 303 384 pounds.. 727 442 975 378 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 62 60 acres.. 1 996 2 357 tons, dry.. 7 467 6 276 @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. .