1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LIBERTY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 49 41 Land in farms ..................acres.. 15 583 18 248 Average size of farm .......acres.. 318 445 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 719 372 951 Average per acre .........dollars.. 540 838 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 555 14 718 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 12 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 10 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 35 38 acres.. 2 303 2 428 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 22 26 acres.. 454 (D) Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 285 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 808 19 967 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 112 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 230 707 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 17 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 6 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 1 $100,000 or more .................... 0 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 397 875 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 092 21 345 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 49 41 $1,000.. - 112 - 57 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 2 284 - 1 378 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 16 16 Other ............................... 33 25 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 31 23 200 days or more ................... 25 19 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 24 28 number.. 801 690 Beef cows ..................farms.. 24 27 number.. 534 435 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 23 27 number.. 371 665 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 9 number.. 844 264 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 8 number.. 1 055 320 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 14 acres.. 62 216 bushels.. 4 915 11 276 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 8 (D) pounds.. 17 670 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 8 12 acres.. 318 279 tons, dry.. 421 (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. .