1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GLASCOCK COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 78 79 Land in farms ..................acres.. 28 535 27 209 Average size of farm .......acres.. 366 344 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 677 181 430 Average per acre .........dollars.. 743 527 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 055 23 817 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 1 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 70 70 acres.. 12 192 13 483 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 53 58 acres.. 5 496 6 723 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 587 1 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 340 21 975 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 588 507 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 999 1 229 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 3 $100,000 or more .................... 6 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 489 1 635 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 089 20 694 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 78 79 $1,000.. 98 101 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 251 1 282 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 28 34 Other ............................... 50 45 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 39 48 200 days or more ................... 32 33 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 46 52 number.. 3 510 3 727 Beef cows ..................farms.. 43 47 number.. 1 950 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 45 51 number.. 1 872 1 782 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 12 number.. (D) 3 611 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 11 number.. (D) 5 985 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 6 number.. 55 85 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 23 acres.. 178 419 bushels.. 13 030 18 532 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 24 acres.. 1 235 1 633 bushels.. 42 818 49 062 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 148 bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 13 acres.. 1 515 1 894 bushels.. 30 950 24 083 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 2 acres.. 62 (D) pounds.. 91 522 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 36 35 acres.. 1 320 1 473 tons, dry.. 2 483 (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. .