1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FORSYTH COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 502 567 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 260 42 909 Average size of farm .......acres.. 72 76 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 350 143 206 884 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 148 3 375 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 379 16 530 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 82 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 247 276 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 148 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 348 382 acres.. 15 028 18 759 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 203 208 acres.. 4 390 5 336 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 18 acres.. 49 94 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 986 59 191 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 557 104 394 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 667 542 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 319 58 650 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 167 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 62 $100,000 or more .................... 130 167 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 375 49 681 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 396 87 621 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 502 567 $1,000.. 5 690 6 775 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 335 11 949 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 227 241 Other ............................... 275 326 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 274 339 200 days or more ................... 191 270 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 316 338 number.. 9 420 10 356 Beef cows ..................farms.. 263 289 number.. 5 177 6 222 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 12 number.. 148 59 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 308 317 number.. 4 988 6 161 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 15 number.. 684 1 057 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 17 number.. 721 2 309 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 119 148 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 37 number.. 956 664 799 189 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 122 203 number.. 27 113 334 31 231 659 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 24 acres.. 472 900 bushels.. 33 010 29 817 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 50 (D) bushels.. 1 900 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 162 171 acres.. 3 767 3 865 tons, dry.. 7 324 8 107 @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. .