1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HANCOCK COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 102 138 Land in farms ..................acres.. 35 387 44 611 Average size of farm .......acres.. 347 323 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 833 207 328 Average per acre .........dollars.. 638 561 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 499 19 481 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 77 123 acres.. 8 106 12 936 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 63 96 acres.. 2 438 4 845 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 319 1 964 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 927 14 229 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 346 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 263 1 617 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 3 $100,000 or more .................... 3 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 329 1 756 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 025 12 817 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 102 137 $1,000.. - 86 384 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 839 2 807 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 42 46 Other ............................... 60 92 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 60 84 200 days or more ................... 48 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 80 102 number.. 3 996 5 322 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 86 number.. (D) 2 518 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 396 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 75 105 number.. 2 035 2 828 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 11 number.. 702 474 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 8 number.. 845 861 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 140 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 16 acres.. 76 242 bushels.. 4 430 6 203 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 623 bushels.. (D) 23 706 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.. 53 77 acres.. 2 084 3 423 tons, dry.. 6 398 (D) @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. .