1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAMAR COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 203 210 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 712 37 948 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 964 205 657 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 216 1 042 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 523 16 552 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 160 170 acres.. 18 727 19 627 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 115 110 acres.. 9 143 7 682 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 14 acres.. 1 484 1 130 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 758 5 225 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 997 24 880 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 383 687 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 375 4 538 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 1 $100,000 or more .................... 18 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 389 4 470 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 252 21 288 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 203 210 $1,000.. 492 356 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 424 1 694 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 83 69 Other ............................... 120 141 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 113 148 200 days or more ................... 88 113 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 143 160 number.. 10 654 9 167 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 135 number.. 3 882 3 553 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 9 number.. 1 290 867 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 137 150 number.. 4 872 4 770 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 13 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 7 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 95 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 4 number.. 2 906 000 572 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 8 acres.. (D) 447 bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 6 acres.. 1 585 1 040 bushels.. 91 460 55 080 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 76 acres.. 3 500 2 256 tons, dry.. 6 098 4 630 @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. .