1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAYETTE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 208 248 Land in farms ..................acres.. 22 212 27 119 Average size of farm .......acres.. 107 109 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 373 191 587 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 457 2 330 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 295 14 023 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 164 205 acres.. 10 138 14 214 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 115 140 acres.. 2 560 5 022 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 18 acres.. 152 315 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 913 1 728 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 199 6 968 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 860 512 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 054 1 216 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 4 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 271 1 889 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 867 7 646 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 209 247 $1,000.. - 186 - 847 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 889 - 3 428 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 79 77 Other ............................... 129 171 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 124 166 200 days or more ................... 84 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 126 176 number.. 4 532 5 818 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 156 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 127 179 number.. 2 083 3 064 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 3 number.. 28 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 8 number.. 237 220 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 10 acres.. 72 106 bushels.. 5 200 3 867 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 4 acres.. 189 370 bushels.. 6 600 13 500 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 3 acres.. 202 223 bushels.. 2 915 3 110 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 79 114 acres.. 2 081 3 945 tons, dry.. 4 588 6 417 @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. .