1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JOHNSON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 224 273 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 379 85 371 Average size of farm .......acres.. 319 313 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 355 135 220 Average per acre .........dollars.. 561 510 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 427 28 233 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 108 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 201 247 acres.. 37 178 48 692 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 170 211 acres.. 21 889 26 603 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 10 acres.. 881 699 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 359 6 634 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 390 24 300 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 520 2 128 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 839 4 506 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 10 $100,000 or more .................... 14 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 571 6 126 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 406 22 439 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 224 273 $1,000.. 739 597 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 298 2 186 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 91 102 Other ............................... 133 171 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 114 173 200 days or more ................... 85 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 133 150 number.. 8 663 8 364 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 121 number.. (D) 3 406 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 14 number.. (D) 89 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 133 150 number.. 3 822 7 269 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 74 number.. 7 152 8 198 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 78 number.. 9 731 13 378 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 12 number.. (D) 128 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 87 acres.. 1 750 2 586 bushels.. 159 336 141 776 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 50 97 acres.. 6 178 7 925 bushels.. 231 602 209 089 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 10 acres.. 720 400 bales.. 1 119 307 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 77 94 acres.. 12 790 12 194 bushels.. 345 479 205 131 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 21 22 acres.. 565 471 pounds.. 1 441 111 792 202 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 89 103 acres.. 2 405 3 494 tons, dry.. 7 567 8 410 @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. .