1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAURENS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 599 622 Land in farms ..................acres.. 168 051 179 300 Average size of farm .......acres.. 281 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 816 200 916 Average per acre .........dollars.. 674 685 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 911 41 008 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 224 180 to 499 acres .................... 152 178 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 558 593 acres.. 92 775 119 395 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 466 510 acres.. 55 131 68 801 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 53 acres.. 6 316 5 452 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 409 25 168 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 750 40 463 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 788 15 809 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 621 9 359 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 179 182 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 30 $100,000 or more .................... 54 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 678 21 878 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 852 35 174 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 599 622 $1,000.. 3 094 2 074 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 165 3 334 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 258 276 Other ............................... 341 346 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 309 349 200 days or more ................... 249 261 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 319 335 number.. 14 972 16 327 Beef cows ..................farms.. 272 289 number.. 7 278 8 684 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 20 number.. 704 875 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 306 317 number.. 5 820 7 377 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 106 177 number.. 19 718 32 449 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 106 183 number.. 39 252 55 857 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 24 number.. 1 003 415 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 165 253 acres.. 8 509 10 521 bushels.. 671 396 581 538 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 114 211 acres.. 9 919 15 529 bushels.. 377 405 416 923 Cotton .......................farms.. 30 29 acres.. 4 586 2 394 bales.. 6 331 1 536 Tobacco ......................farms.. 6 2 acres.. 214 (D) pounds.. 374 590 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 165 230 acres.. 17 474 25 865 bushels.. 436 435 424 808 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 174 220 acres.. 9 980 9 210 pounds.. 22 549 879 18 366 076 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 202 213 acres.. 5 545 7 300 tons, dry.. 13 776 17 294 @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. .