1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOWNDES COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 363 411 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 023 72 361 Average size of farm .......acres.. 201 176 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 008 182 939 Average per acre .........dollars.. 962 1 113 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 333 25 235 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 151 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 330 382 acres.. 37 028 40 225 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 291 324 acres.. 24 163 23 254 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 62 acres.. 2 062 2 251 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 144 11 464 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 718 27 892 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 369 9 192 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 775 2 271 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 14 $100,000 or more .................... 35 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 836 9 449 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 221 22 990 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 362 411 $1,000.. 1 044 2 528 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 885 6 152 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 147 137 Other ............................... 216 274 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 216 272 200 days or more ................... 162 221 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 171 187 number.. 7 986 7 311 Beef cows ..................farms.. 151 158 number.. 4 080 3 659 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 317 406 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 162 173 number.. 3 568 3 867 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 72 number.. 4 970 2 957 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 67 number.. 8 108 4 165 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 20 number.. (D) 266 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 111 144 acres.. 7 952 4 107 bushels.. 539 882 256 846 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 291 bushels.. (D) 10 440 Cotton .......................farms.. 26 26 acres.. 4 808 4 360 bales.. 5 680 5 543 Tobacco ......................farms.. 55 78 acres.. 1 871 1 390 pounds.. 3 836 047 2 727 249 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 73 acres.. 2 761 7 638 bushels.. 77 778 205 949 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 28 25 acres.. 788 879 pounds.. 1 909 482 2 602 836 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 97 98 acres.. 2 960 2 667 tons, dry.. 8 478 7 921 @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. .