1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 41 48 Land in farms ..................acres.. 9 681 10 276 Average size of farm .......acres.. 236 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 055 238 333 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 343 1 113 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 438 15 880 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 12 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 6 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 32 36 acres.. 1 765 1 404 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 28 24 acres.. 410 354 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 3 acres.. 10 5 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 258 205 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 304 4 272 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 118 38 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 140 167 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 5 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 0 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 0 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 400 297 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 768 6 193 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 41 48 $1,000.. - 142 - 92 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 3 464 - 1 920 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 12 10 Other ............................... 29 38 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 20 39 200 days or more ................... 14 30 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 26 34 number.. 711 831 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 33 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 27 30 number.. 311 431 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 7 number.. 34 244 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. 200 455 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) 206 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 7 acres.. 40 51 bushels.. 2 236 2 350 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 15 acres.. 351 279 tons, dry.. 1 126 644 @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. .