1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LONG COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 67 75 Land in farms ..................acres.. 11 969 12 380 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 550 184 480 Average per acre .........dollars.. 882 817 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 880 21 173 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 25 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 10 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 59 72 acres.. 3 869 4 175 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 47 65 acres.. 1 991 2 424 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. (D) 31 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 607 2 314 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 831 30 849 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 719 505 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 888 1 809 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 1 $100,000 or more .................... 7 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 207 2 041 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 865 27 219 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 67 75 $1,000.. 400 120 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 966 1 596 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 19 26 Other ............................... 48 49 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 50 53 200 days or more ................... 35 37 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 22 26 number.. 815 711 Beef cows ..................farms.. 22 24 number.. 526 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 21 26 number.. 343 403 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 20 number.. 458 656 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 19 number.. 1 043 1 203 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 93 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 4 number.. 1 780 000 1 342 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 34 acres.. 467 631 bushels.. 40 100 43 443 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 102 38 pounds.. 241 100 84 200 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 22 acres.. 651 1 319 bushels.. 22 174 32 227 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 18 16 acres.. 471 433 tons, dry.. 1 010 (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. .