1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LANIER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 107 130 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 955 50 529 Average size of farm .......acres.. 383 389 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 326 318 212 092 Average per acre .........dollars.. 867 557 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 153 60 838 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 103 120 acres.. 21 194 18 059 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 98 108 acres.. 15 431 12 839 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 28 acres.. 5 888 3 789 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 254 11 660 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 907 89 696 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 404 8 600 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 850 3 060 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 8 $100,000 or more .................... 25 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 170 10 251 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 810 78 857 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 106 130 $1,000.. 3 468 1 526 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 716 11 742 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 60 66 Other ............................... 47 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 59 71 200 days or more ................... 42 44 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 33 35 number.. 1 928 1 994 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 31 number.. 879 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 26 33 number.. 738 1 218 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 23 number.. 3 657 1 797 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 24 number.. 7 164 2 832 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 5 number.. 75 47 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 7 number.. 626 250 1 798 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 59 76 acres.. 3 780 2 812 bushels.. 290 164 187 480 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 16 7 acres.. 1 335 285 bales.. 1 974 345 Tobacco ......................farms.. 42 48 acres.. 974 618 pounds.. 2 055 069 1 332 170 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 22 34 acres.. 2 668 3 987 bushels.. 76 104 98 648 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 6 2 acres.. 410 (D) pounds.. 1 200 500 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 20 15 acres.. 483 365 tons, dry.. 1 562 (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. .