1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARRIS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 219 214 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 037 38 542 Average size of farm .......acres.. 142 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 185 535 176 454 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 206 1 182 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 616 19 643 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 173 183 acres.. 11 893 14 955 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 124 127 acres.. 2 948 4 113 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 8 acres.. 104 206 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 086 1 847 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 524 8 630 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 676 480 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 410 1 367 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 5 $100,000 or more .................... 5 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 449 2 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 232 9 359 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 218 216 $1,000.. (D) - 492 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 2 279 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 75 66 Other ............................... 144 148 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 152 200 days or more ................... 81 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 152 159 number.. 5 154 5 900 Beef cows ..................farms.. 136 148 number.. 2 602 3 572 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 3 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 143 159 number.. 2 590 3 284 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 8 number.. 1 288 613 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 7 number.. (D) 2 232 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 22 number.. 115 520 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 9 acres.. 164 65 bushels.. 6 171 3 652 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 66 bushels.. 0 1 210 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.. 96 103 acres.. 2 554 3 426 tons, dry.. 5 605 7 094 @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. .