1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LUMPKIN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 229 269 Land in farms ..................acres.. 23 284 25 861 Average size of farm .......acres.. 102 96 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 342 690 226 335 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 776 2 185 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 283 31 146 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 152 186 acres.. 8 471 7 565 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 89 118 acres.. 2 938 2 849 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 20 19 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 911 36 320 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 816 135 020 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 737 455 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 174 35 866 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 31 $100,000 or more .................... 63 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 051 31 430 Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 959 116 840 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 229 269 $1,000.. 4 161 3 734 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 171 13 880 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 104 116 Other ............................... 125 153 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 134 162 200 days or more ................... 100 110 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 166 number.. 5 211 5 372 Beef cows ..................farms.. 137 145 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 129 152 number.. 2 217 2 525 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 21 number.. 3 892 5 601 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 16 number.. 5 687 15 074 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 42 51 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 33 number.. (D) 794 329 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 44 82 number.. 12 670 517 15 746 270 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 40 acres.. 673 616 bushels.. 53 794 41 819 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 73 88 acres.. 1 849 1 905 tons, dry.. 3 939 3 042 @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. .