1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFF DAVIS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 263 284 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 626 75 815 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 183 138 633 Average per acre .........dollars.. 689 535 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 297 31 731 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 96 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 238 256 acres.. 30 123 33 814 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 203 220 acres.. 24 376 19 425 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 43 acres.. 2 606 3 374 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 375 12 349 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 855 43 484 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 608 5 896 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 766 6 453 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 27 $100,000 or more .................... 38 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 485 8 556 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 866 30 232 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 263 283 $1,000.. 2 392 3 051 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 094 10 781 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 129 150 Other ............................... 134 134 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 135 153 200 days or more ................... 97 107 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 84 98 number.. 2 565 3 794 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 88 number.. 1 407 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. 7 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 67 89 number.. 1 197 1 486 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 81 111 number.. 13 330 15 403 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 87 117 number.. 22 560 24 526 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 20 number.. (D) 243 301 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 112 143 acres.. 9 544 7 411 bushels.. 703 411 491 929 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 15 acres.. 162 394 bushels.. 5 895 10 700 Cotton .......................farms.. 20 12 acres.. 4 812 2 261 bales.. 6 177 2 977 Tobacco ......................farms.. 60 69 acres.. 1 144 925 pounds.. 2 413 952 1 899 122 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 69 75 acres.. 6 506 7 299 bushels.. 182 326 169 200 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 14 9 acres.. 421 172 pounds.. 1 096 000 421 821 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 49 49 acres.. 1 234 1 058 tons, dry.. 2 537 (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. .