1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 666 677 Land in farms ..................acres.. 74 641 75 379 Average size of farm .......acres.. 112 111 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 390 146 793 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 792 1 167 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 870 20 022 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 187 197 50 to 179 acres ..................... 328 327 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 531 560 acres.. 37 065 36 041 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 387 397 acres.. 11 775 10 573 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 6 acres.. 173 107 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 142 61 304 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 336 90 552 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 555 339 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 81 587 60 965 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 211 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 141 125 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 29 $100,000 or more .................... 165 163 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 458 50 182 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 636 74 123 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 667 677 $1,000.. 11 658 7 184 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 479 10 612 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 306 300 Other ............................... 360 377 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 336 369 200 days or more ................... 249 282 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 546 531 number.. 22 780 19 344 Beef cows ..................farms.. 501 479 number.. 12 857 11 177 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 18 number.. 514 269 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 518 536 number.. 8 833 10 612 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 32 number.. 307 1 356 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 17 number.. 1 044 1 220 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 7 number.. 120 176 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 60 74 number.. 1 328 717 1 523 485 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 126 148 number.. 43 041 610 26 155 665 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 28 acres.. 241 197 bushels.. 21 220 5 967 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 27 acres.. 574 670 bushels.. 18 365 17 183 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 51 bales.. (D) 12 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 9 acres.. 433 377 bushels.. 9 779 7 385 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 358 372 acres.. 10 010 9 052 tons, dry.. 21 694 12 622 @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. .