1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EMANUEL COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 381 423 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 702 129 703 Average size of farm .......acres.. 325 307 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 576 186 485 Average per acre .........dollars.. 576 574 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 648 35 544 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 351 404 acres.. 66 679 70 143 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 294 339 acres.. 44 347 41 497 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 35 acres.. 2 421 2 656 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 849 13 471 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 847 31 845 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 851 7 581 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 998 5 889 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 40 $100,000 or more .................... 44 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 905 12 954 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 497 30 624 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 381 423 $1,000.. 3 089 1 300 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 107 3 073 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 190 203 Other ............................... 191 220 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 183 235 200 days or more ................... 135 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 203 number.. 11 352 11 454 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 174 number.. 5 491 5 340 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 12 number.. 370 132 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 181 202 number.. 6 041 5 579 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 135 number.. 10 338 15 594 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 132 number.. 22 590 25 569 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 15 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 121 203 acres.. 9 826 8 640 bushels.. 855 841 567 950 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 71 acres.. 2 358 4 229 bushels.. 84 170 119 703 Cotton .......................farms.. 26 25 acres.. 5 057 (D) bales.. 8 209 1 811 Tobacco ......................farms.. 15 22 acres.. 759 492 pounds.. 1 761 433 1 130 414 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 138 152 acres.. 17 755 18 655 bushels.. 510 482 432 264 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 93 108 acres.. 3 885 2 596 pounds.. 10 187 065 6 361 097 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 148 acres.. 4 195 5 137 tons, dry.. 11 671 12 037 @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. .