1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 746 770 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 074 87 128 Average size of farm .......acres.. 111 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 826 172 786 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 375 1 608 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 693 24 209 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 256 262 50 to 179 acres ..................... 318 323 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 575 579 acres.. 38 314 42 150 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 351 382 acres.. 11 814 14 071 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 11 acres.. 169 247 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 411 79 501 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 513 103 248 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 143 1 092 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 87 268 78 409 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 210 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 127 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 53 $100,000 or more .................... 171 215 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 492 66 430 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 044 86 273 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 747 770 $1,000.. 8 965 9 878 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 001 12 828 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 329 321 Other ............................... 417 449 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 435 472 200 days or more ................... 334 348 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 532 547 number.. 25 402 24 056 Beef cows ..................farms.. 484 499 number.. 14 575 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 10 number.. 382 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 514 549 number.. 10 794 13 087 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 30 number.. (D) 4 104 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 21 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 13 number.. 1 356 1 169 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 73 97 number.. 2 212 474 2 146 498 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 164 190 number.. 31 901 977 32 566 219 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 15 acres.. 20 103 bushels.. 1 085 5 934 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 28 acres.. 1 805 2 032 bushels.. 57 787 62 675 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 14 acres.. 667 1 221 bushels.. 17 249 15 387 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 314 359 acres.. 9 454 10 543 tons, dry.. 20 054 15 438 @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. .