1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 235 344 Land in farms ..................acres.. 21 975 32 832 Average size of farm .......acres.. 94 95 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 331 227 299 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 564 2 470 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 410 22 649 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 147 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 186 255 acres.. 8 525 12 471 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 124 177 acres.. 3 605 5 286 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 21 acres.. 155 178 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 052 6 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 241 19 096 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 885 2 345 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 166 4 224 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 12 $100,000 or more .................... 11 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 894 6 997 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 572 20 340 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 235 344 $1,000.. 252 - 838 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 072 - 2 436 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 101 119 Other ............................... 134 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 130 222 200 days or more ................... 82 157 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 112 189 number.. 3 093 4 670 Beef cows ..................farms.. 103 175 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 105 181 number.. 1 569 2 309 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 11 number.. 299 716 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. 294 1 285 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 16 number.. 186 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 10 number.. 843 500 1 407 950 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 14 acres.. 123 275 bushels.. 9 125 15 559 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (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 5 acres.. 0 650 bushels.. 0 11 449 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 88 133 acres.. 3 226 3 924 tons, dry.. 7 021 (D) @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. .