1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 355 388 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 624 49 181 Average size of farm .......acres.. 129 127 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 361 521 237 168 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 178 1 890 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 286 18 811 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 122 154 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 287 337 acres.. 25 174 26 174 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 197 247 acres.. 9 691 11 850 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 12 acres.. 668 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 584 5 072 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 363 13 073 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 314 1 987 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 270 3 085 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 182 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 5 $100,000 or more .................... 12 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 177 5 132 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 273 13 226 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 354 388 $1,000.. 1 933 367 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 460 946 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 141 124 Other ............................... 214 264 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 216 266 200 days or more ................... 150 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 222 251 number.. 9 533 9 383 Beef cows ..................farms.. 199 218 number.. 5 148 4 989 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 5 number.. 475 382 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 217 246 number.. 4 778 5 054 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 13 number.. 70 174 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 8 number.. 300 229 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 153 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 32 acres.. 288 489 bushels.. 13 310 15 476 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 22 acres.. 976 1 759 bushels.. 37 289 36 587 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 21 acres.. 1 099 2 888 bushels.. 18 014 41 216 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 143 182 acres.. 5 463 5 780 tons, dry.. 10 370 8 752 @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. .