1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 424 478 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 659 83 152 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 682 184 450 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 411 898 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 874 22 109 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 134 50 to 179 acres ..................... 195 209 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 358 411 acres.. 34 904 40 510 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 252 305 acres.. 16 796 18 684 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 15 acres.. 426 1 221 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 672 11 265 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 680 23 568 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 308 1 256 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 364 10 009 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 163 200 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 10 $100,000 or more .................... 28 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 350 10 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 202 21 947 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 424 478 $1,000.. 1 897 256 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 474 535 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 154 153 Other ............................... 270 325 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 259 324 200 days or more ................... 213 264 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 329 371 number.. 12 787 13 712 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 332 number.. 6 799 7 324 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 323 389 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 315 373 number.. 6 438 7 866 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 15 number.. (D) 1 666 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 12 number.. (D) 3 090 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 13 number.. 251 171 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 20 number.. (D) 97 788 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 12 number.. 8 195 400 3 811 100 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 46 acres.. 2 657 2 467 bushels.. 279 283 180 983 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 13 acres.. 1 137 661 bushels.. 39 312 16 268 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 1 422 (D) bales.. 1 707 464 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 35 acres.. 4 227 6 447 bushels.. 122 903 98 504 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 217 259 acres.. 7 747 8 368 tons, dry.. 15 224 10 520 @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. .