1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 345 441 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 239 29 435 Average size of farm .......acres.. 70 67 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 349 870 278 032 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 701 3 984 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 575 18 041 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 171 206 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 145 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 257 327 acres.. 9 998 11 393 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 166 233 acres.. 2 635 3 866 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 32 acres.. 68 381 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 606 13 263 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 538 30 076 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 931 4 342 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 675 8 921 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 238 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 10 $100,000 or more .................... 29 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 097 11 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 258 26 035 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 344 441 $1,000.. 865 1 541 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 514 3 494 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 121 142 Other ............................... 224 299 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 205 283 200 days or more ................... 158 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 209 280 number.. 5 327 5 766 Beef cows ..................farms.. 182 250 number.. 3 091 3 298 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 18 72 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 186 258 number.. 2 735 3 163 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 12 number.. 79 244 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. 50 354 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 83 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 29 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 31 number.. 5 508 476 6 387 121 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 24 acres.. 161 108 bushels.. 11 889 4 277 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 48 bushels.. 0 1 220 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 7 acres.. (D) 160 bushels.. (D) 1 647 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 104 179 acres.. 2 168 3 098 tons, dry.. 4 711 4 734 @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. .