1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC DUFFIE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 211 186 Land in farms ..................acres.. 33 785 38 527 Average size of farm .......acres.. 160 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 873 225 344 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 418 1 069 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 810 17 790 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 182 171 acres.. 13 772 16 937 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 142 137 acres.. 5 816 6 990 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 385 697 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 680 7 636 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 353 41 052 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 4 833 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 2 803 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 2 $100,000 or more .................... 8 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 902 5 628 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 928 30 257 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 211 186 $1,000.. 1 703 1 808 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 071 9 721 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 55 Other ............................... 140 131 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 128 123 200 days or more ................... 101 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 140 131 number.. 7 217 6 523 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 115 number.. 3 417 3 246 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. 883 607 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 129 127 number.. 3 121 3 444 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 7 number.. 435 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 6 number.. 1 216 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 11 number.. 161 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 20 acres.. 350 470 bushels.. 34 866 18 712 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. 28 218 bushels.. 858 5 150 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 980 bushels.. (D) 6 115 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 116 114 acres.. 3 863 3 989 tons, dry.. 9 134 6 789 @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. .