1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HART COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 452 507 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 529 62 286 Average size of farm .......acres.. 129 123 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 247 180 420 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 478 1 233 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 216 27 278 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 145 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 196 256 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 388 448 acres.. 36 530 38 441 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 286 360 acres.. 15 545 18 338 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 18 acres.. 838 1 050 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 233 26 109 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 461 51 496 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 831 1 570 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 402 24 539 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 165 203 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 14 $100,000 or more .................... 61 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 127 21 959 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 053 43 311 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 453 507 $1,000.. 4 529 3 748 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 998 7 392 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 194 Other ............................... 260 313 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 247 322 200 days or more ................... 174 244 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 353 379 number.. 17 445 16 445 Beef cows ..................farms.. 295 326 number.. 7 174 7 479 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 19 number.. 2 056 1 973 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 336 376 number.. 6 243 6 847 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 18 number.. (D) 5 248 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 10 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 102 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 29 number.. 460 780 498 088 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 26 45 number.. 11 031 725 9 549 362 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 19 acres.. 373 384 bushels.. 40 053 34 784 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 47 acres.. 2 998 4 691 bushels.. 113 375 135 232 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 742 bales.. (D) 603 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 28 acres.. 2 909 2 599 bushels.. 83 650 28 443 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 242 301 acres.. 8 651 9 856 tons, dry.. 19 296 16 605 @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. .