1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 295 339 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 082 141 586 Average size of farm .......acres.. 461 418 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 318 549 254 224 Average per acre .........dollars.. 723 624 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 680 45 175 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 263 315 acres.. 81 338 97 249 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 240 278 acres.. 56 182 62 079 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 53 acres.. 13 362 14 411 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 378 18 205 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 467 53 701 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 904 9 525 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 474 8 680 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 25 $100,000 or more .................... 57 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 930 16 233 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 003 47 886 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 297 339 $1,000.. 1 582 1 683 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 326 4 966 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 145 173 Other ............................... 150 166 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 165 192 200 days or more ................... 116 142 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 155 170 number.. 13 060 14 339 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 117 number.. 3 947 4 821 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 34 number.. 1 739 2 128 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 144 159 number.. 6 363 8 224 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 65 number.. 6 189 11 810 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 65 number.. 13 317 17 197 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 23 number.. (D) 543 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 96 129 acres.. 8 140 6 943 bushels.. 914 054 740 848 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 96 159 acres.. 14 677 18 409 bushels.. 620 835 576 958 Cotton .......................farms.. 38 47 acres.. 8 654 (D) bales.. 11 543 3 920 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 101 137 acres.. 19 434 25 173 bushels.. 495 760 501 968 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 41 63 acres.. 2 414 2 402 pounds.. 5 697 692 5 800 397 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 119 acres.. 4 528 6 831 tons, dry.. 13 244 14 210 @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. .