1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 222 264 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 417 79 768 Average size of farm .......acres.. 331 302 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 473 999 260 890 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 251 870 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 394 35 685 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 198 236 acres.. 48 986 52 920 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 168 205 acres.. 36 583 37 046 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 49 acres.. 5 308 6 501 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 696 15 243 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 217 57 738 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 962 8 004 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 734 7 239 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 15 $100,000 or more .................... 33 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 409 13 525 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 254 51 232 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 224 264 $1,000.. 2 663 1 979 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 890 7 498 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 104 105 Other ............................... 118 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 174 200 days or more ................... 85 126 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 88 108 number.. 7 470 9 627 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 86 number.. 3 395 4 053 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 942 1 444 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 80 91 number.. 3 126 4 734 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 25 number.. 3 274 5 514 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 27 number.. 5 744 11 733 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 5 number.. 3 002 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 33 49 acres.. 2 710 3 681 bushels.. 254 395 279 447 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 78 acres.. 9 755 11 412 bushels.. 431 444 381 408 Cotton .......................farms.. 16 7 acres.. 5 542 (D) bales.. 10 154 992 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 39 58 acres.. 10 155 13 175 bushels.. 240 922 219 857 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 49 69 acres.. 4 923 4 554 pounds.. 10 784 093 9 619 468 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 75 acres.. 3 942 2 773 tons, dry.. 10 647 (D) @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. .