1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JENKINS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 178 208 Land in farms ..................acres.. 77 532 84 507 Average size of farm .......acres.. 436 406 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 022 258 986 Average per acre .........dollars.. 606 652 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 243 41 661 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 159 187 acres.. 44 777 52 822 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 145 166 acres.. 30 901 33 239 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 31 acres.. 4 501 6 097 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 970 18 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 952 87 257 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 630 5 082 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 340 13 067 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 7 $100,000 or more .................... 50 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 076 15 229 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 078 73 216 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 178 208 $1,000.. 1 822 2 537 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 237 12 195 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 103 115 Other ............................... 75 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 80 106 200 days or more ................... 56 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 90 102 number.. 8 129 9 043 Beef cows ..................farms.. 62 70 number.. 1 723 1 599 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 25 number.. 2 984 3 499 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 79 104 number.. 3 641 4 515 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 62 number.. 9 087 9 404 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 68 number.. 14 350 15 997 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 17 number.. 320 024 366 296 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 114 acres.. 7 090 6 607 bushels.. 596 077 552 337 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 74 acres.. 5 735 5 883 bushels.. 237 758 177 865 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 6 acres.. 2 396 419 bales.. 2 893 608 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 57 87 acres.. 8 608 11 985 bushels.. 214 801 257 639 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 59 74 acres.. 3 611 2 987 pounds.. 9 508 467 7 697 030 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 71 73 acres.. 3 723 2 736 tons, dry.. 8 314 7 395 @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. .