1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HEARD COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 153 192 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 242 33 166 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 654 118 479 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 207 667 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 264 19 642 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 121 153 acres.. 10 886 11 464 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 81 104 acres.. 2 374 4 608 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) 555 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 394 4 979 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 400 25 934 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 296 259 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 098 4 720 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 5 $100,000 or more .................... 18 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 145 4 468 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 234 23 271 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 153 192 $1,000.. 1 045 83 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 828 432 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 65 69 Other ............................... 88 123 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 86 128 200 days or more ................... 55 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 127 167 number.. 4 088 6 073 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 154 number.. 2 344 3 273 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. 6 312 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 120 170 number.. 2 001 3 115 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 9 number.. 29 70 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 163 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 11 number.. 74 725 49 125 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 11 number.. 5 802 008 2 283 942 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 24 acres.. 192 705 bushels.. 11 251 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 68 89 acres.. 1 972 3 334 tons, dry.. 4 858 5 224 @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. .