1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 40 759 43 552 Land in farms ..................acres.. 10 025 581 10 744 718 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 562 226 217 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 131 920 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 904 32 477 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 859 2 875 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 443 10 953 50 to 179 acres ..................... 14 470 15 602 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 987 8 868 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 972 3 197 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 028 2 057 Total cropland .................farms.. 34 600 37 689 acres.. 5 475 712 5 780 330 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 27 177 30 301 acres.. 3 332 666 3 298 268 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 701 4 985 acres.. 724 792 640 256 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 521 217 2 814 592 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 391 64 626 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 428 964 1 005 664 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 092 253 1 808 928 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 070 13 176 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 983 6 460 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 402 5 805 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 5 200 5 320 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 659 3 012 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 397 2 883 $100,000 or more .................... 7 048 6 896 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 867 358 2 338 551 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 342 53 698 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 40 763 43 550 $1,000.. 561 686 390 427 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 779 8 965 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 18 817 19 449 Other ............................... 21 942 24 103 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 21 843 25 029 200 days or more ................... 16 051 18 426 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 23 339 25 349 number.. 1 258 062 1 266 679 Beef cows ..................farms.. 20 549 21 952 number.. 599 899 606 750 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 168 1 475 number.. 102 001 97 763 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 22 162 24 604 number.. 612 588 681 238 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 844 5 805 number.. 1 000 813 1 060 377 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 745 5 634 number.. 1 865 702 1 869 236 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 374 348 number.. 8 237 8 726 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 800 2 629 number.. 24 144 218 26 274 511 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 407 2 815 number.. 749 018 187 609 503 009 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 896 10 561 acres.. 647 833 548 498 bushels.. 60 513 790 43 332 343 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 332 4 704 acres.. 292 362 416 997 bushels.. 12 371 069 13 269 742 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 015 1 733 acres.. 431 625 231 635 bales.. 668 950 286 188 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 658 2 061 acres.. 40 403 30 853 pounds.. 88 150 533 65 722 067 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 193 6 036 acres.. 513 781 759 582 bushels.. 14 391 870 16 725 741 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 6 095 7 067 acres.. 630 305 562 034 pounds.. 1 717 836 338 1 449 659 693 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 14 241 16 221 acres.. 508 575 536 670 tons, dry.. 1 221 143 1 076 223 @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. .