1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ELBERT COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 314 331 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 233 59 529 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 339 122 118 Average per acre .........dollars.. 957 717 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 682 19 311 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 163 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 283 310 acres.. 29 105 31 136 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 215 242 acres.. 12 364 13 666 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 605 314 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 430 6 757 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 217 20 414 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 864 1 392 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 566 5 365 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 6 $100,000 or more .................... 22 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 797 6 346 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 103 19 171 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 315 331 $1,000.. 889 106 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 822 320 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 123 127 Other ............................... 191 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 178 200 200 days or more ................... 139 141 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 264 278 number.. 13 332 10 698 Beef cows ..................farms.. 242 256 number.. 5 911 5 709 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 1 719 726 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 263 270 number.. 6 214 5 354 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 20 number.. 446 363 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 11 number.. 463 1 196 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 9 number.. 1 868 000 1 861 800 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 12 acres.. (D) 60 bushels.. (D) 3 894 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 35 acres.. 1 729 3 452 bushels.. 58 494 113 965 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 14 acres.. 1 689 1 561 bales.. 1 755 1 699 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 23 acres.. 1 281 1 472 bushels.. 30 065 16 721 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 194 211 acres.. 7 160 7 163 tons, dry.. 14 028 11 757 @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. .