1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 521 544 Land in farms ..................acres.. 137 637 143 021 Average size of farm .......acres.. 264 263 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 354 003 229 570 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 185 860 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 001 40 146 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 213 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 484 515 acres.. 85 098 82 905 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 442 461 acres.. 59 381 51 009 Irrigated land .................farms.. 81 63 acres.. 6 733 4 328 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 110 50 830 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 777 93 438 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 986 35 958 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 123 14 872 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 41 $100,000 or more .................... 97 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 895 38 122 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 281 70 078 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 523 544 $1,000.. 14 693 11 726 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 093 21 556 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 317 302 Other ............................... 204 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 236 268 200 days or more ................... 158 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 225 229 number.. 15 323 16 855 Beef cows ..................farms.. 198 191 number.. 7 480 7 463 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 15 number.. 1 129 978 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 214 221 number.. 8 136 10 983 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 142 number.. 40 192 42 119 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 96 143 number.. 69 449 71 149 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 97 114 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 249 287 acres.. 28 577 23 795 bushels.. 2 644 727 1 870 706 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 66 acres.. 1 482 2 457 bushels.. 70 319 92 535 Cotton .......................farms.. 16 5 acres.. 2 422 136 bales.. 4 002 246 Tobacco ......................farms.. 23 31 acres.. 589 495 pounds.. 1 242 529 1 028 386 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 83 93 acres.. 5 907 8 938 bushels.. 170 825 239 851 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 205 231 acres.. 10 757 8 709 pounds.. 29 570 844 25 153 526 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 98 95 acres.. 2 775 2 296 tons, dry.. 6 222 6 292 @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. .