1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARALSON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 255 295 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 529 36 580 Average size of farm .......acres.. 124 124 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 348 118 536 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 241 1 129 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 704 18 759 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 111 137 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 207 239 acres.. 13 985 14 379 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 151 160 acres.. 5 034 5 010 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 41 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 778 12 844 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 033 43 539 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 407 209 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 372 12 635 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 9 $100,000 or more .................... 23 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 768 11 788 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 329 39 959 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 254 295 $1,000.. 1 306 1 256 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 141 4 256 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 96 83 Other ............................... 159 212 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 157 214 200 days or more ................... 130 169 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 205 240 number.. 7 039 7 332 Beef cows ..................farms.. 189 207 number.. 3 575 3 821 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 15 number.. 462 523 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 189 238 number.. 3 128 4 011 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 19 30 number.. 8 308 772 7 931 377 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 18 acres.. 623 559 bushels.. 49 835 40 937 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 489 bushels.. (D) 7 968 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 127 138 acres.. 3 786 3 787 tons, dry.. 7 112 5 680 @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. .