1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IRWIN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 351 371 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 247 143 298 Average size of farm .......acres.. 385 386 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 269 324 657 Average per acre .........dollars.. 893 855 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 439 57 892 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 54 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 325 343 acres.. 89 094 89 086 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 305 318 acres.. 65 980 58 355 Irrigated land .................farms.. 89 119 acres.. 13 633 14 755 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 508 27 843 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 162 75 049 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 803 22 139 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 705 5 704 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 40 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 71 $100,000 or more .................... 104 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 728 22 129 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 997 59 809 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 351 370 $1,000.. 6 166 5 914 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 566 15 983 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 219 242 Other ............................... 132 129 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 152 139 200 days or more ................... 108 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 143 185 number.. 9 040 13 048 Beef cows ..................farms.. 127 162 number.. (D) 6 922 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 150 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 189 number.. 4 078 6 389 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 94 number.. 12 110 17 250 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 96 number.. 19 213 30 272 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 12 number.. 26 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 1 570 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 196 253 acres.. 25 922 19 647 bushels.. 2 284 123 1 535 242 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 55 acres.. 4 082 3 745 bushels.. 149 975 116 684 Cotton .......................farms.. 42 27 acres.. 5 901 2 578 bales.. 8 074 2 646 Tobacco ......................farms.. 53 72 acres.. 1 244 905 pounds.. 2 746 653 1 938 059 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 54 108 acres.. 4 078 8 449 bushels.. 128 665 205 315 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 239 258 acres.. 22 535 20 613 pounds.. 59 960 983 54 927 934 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 45 65 acres.. 1 608 1 727 tons, dry.. 4 116 3 420 @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. .