1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 133 128 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 448 41 517 Average size of farm .......acres.. 342 324 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 764 159 172 Average per acre .........dollars.. 687 651 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 109 32 158 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 114 113 acres.. 20 675 16 573 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 92 99 acres.. 8 578 7 767 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 17 acres.. 627 1 405 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 744 8 448 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 299 66 001 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 453 2 052 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 291 6 396 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 7 $100,000 or more .................... 23 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 839 7 125 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 975 55 666 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 133 128 $1,000.. 1 666 785 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 527 6 136 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 50 53 Other ............................... 83 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 87 80 200 days or more ................... 61 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 65 70 number.. 2 981 3 390 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 60 number.. 1 861 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. 63 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 59 68 number.. 1 225 1 897 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 19 number.. 2 926 2 418 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 12 number.. 5 976 3 066 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 11 number.. 5 392 307 2 391 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 21 acres.. 1 229 385 bushels.. 74 907 25 238 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 24 acres.. 449 1 538 bushels.. 15 820 34 772 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 17 acres.. 622 1 343 bushels.. 27 192 20 986 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 42 47 acres.. 3 477 2 455 pounds.. 9 304 907 5 617 619 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 46 55 acres.. 1 617 1 542 tons, dry.. 4 239 (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. .