1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JASPER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 201 204 Land in farms ..................acres.. 60 811 61 180 Average size of farm .......acres.. 303 300 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 265 534 261 020 Average per acre .........dollars.. 971 826 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 900 26 040 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 156 165 acres.. 21 247 21 732 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 100 122 acres.. 6 018 6 957 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 14 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 175 19 763 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 198 96 876 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 344 359 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 830 19 404 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 1 $100,000 or more .................... 29 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 209 17 797 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 184 86 814 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 203 205 $1,000.. 1 679 1 899 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 273 9 264 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 89 84 Other ............................... 112 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 132 200 days or more ................... 72 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 150 number.. 10 372 10 314 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 134 number.. 4 958 4 977 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 7 number.. 1 427 975 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 147 148 number.. 5 819 4 791 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) 158 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 5 number.. 122 193 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. 239 531 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 28 number.. 1 371 042 1 405 688 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 11 number.. 1 864 755 2 037 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 6 acres.. 308 135 bushels.. 30 703 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 12 acres.. 619 1 306 bushels.. 26 550 33 024 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 85 99 acres.. 4 716 4 775 tons, dry.. 14 956 9 900 @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. .