1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GORDON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 538 548 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 869 72 227 Average size of farm .......acres.. 137 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 833 223 099 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 910 1 545 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 628 24 120 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 191 190 50 to 179 acres ..................... 210 223 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 420 425 acres.. 42 784 40 711 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 300 328 acres.. 22 436 23 156 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 11 acres.. 487 995 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 003 54 408 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 683 99 285 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 745 1 999 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 62 258 52 409 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 162 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 25 $100,000 or more .................... 128 138 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 181 46 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 810 83 973 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 539 548 $1,000.. 10 004 6 700 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 561 12 226 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 267 238 Other ............................... 271 310 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 292 319 200 days or more ................... 224 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 376 363 number.. 18 263 15 064 Beef cows ..................farms.. 334 315 number.. 9 912 7 944 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 17 number.. 606 722 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 358 360 number.. 9 688 9 639 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 17 number.. 5 260 5 741 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 15 number.. 9 236 11 812 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 186 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 53 number.. 866 877 688 492 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 81 96 number.. 30 201 788 23 756 874 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 73 acres.. 5 959 4 162 bushels.. 669 147 339 094 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 19 acres.. 1 340 1 151 bushels.. 67 338 35 332 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 38 51 acres.. 7 717 10 005 bushels.. 239 273 189 882 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 247 266 acres.. 7 487 7 313 tons, dry.. 15 286 10 235 @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. .