1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 207 203 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 748 53 755 Average size of farm .......acres.. 226 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 243 360 245 078 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 024 831 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 857 44 631 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 166 172 acres.. 20 404 22 609 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 124 136 acres.. 7 722 9 902 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 110 69 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 174 16 486 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 138 81 213 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 565 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 15 922 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 10 $100,000 or more .................... 41 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 290 12 295 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 514 60 271 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 206 204 $1,000.. 3 255 3 158 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 801 15 481 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 86 90 Other ............................... 121 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 119 200 days or more ................... 89 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 163 166 number.. 12 813 15 225 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 132 number.. 4 681 5 630 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 39 number.. 3 145 4 183 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 163 171 number.. 4 730 6 381 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 4 number.. 33 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 37 101 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 16 number.. 4 678 790 3 213 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 4 acres.. 284 (D) bushels.. 32 182 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 305 bushels.. (D) 10 495 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 115 125 acres.. 6 875 9 306 tons, dry.. 17 449 21 922 @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. .