1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 605 593 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 757 62 860 Average size of farm .......acres.. 102 106 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 996 130 482 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 575 1 208 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 807 21 399 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 217 196 50 to 179 acres ..................... 250 272 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 484 491 acres.. 32 509 32 037 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 325 328 acres.. 10 712 11 514 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 19 acres.. 272 535 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 127 51 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 425 87 626 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 077 480 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 051 51 483 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 189 199 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 28 $100,000 or more .................... 144 154 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 257 45 075 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 281 76 011 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 606 593 $1,000.. 7 529 5 109 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 424 8 615 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 245 Other ............................... 354 348 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 353 365 200 days or more ................... 271 282 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 443 413 number.. 19 618 15 360 Beef cows ..................farms.. 417 379 number.. 11 288 8 057 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 10 number.. 322 492 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 420 407 number.. 7 778 7 847 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 26 number.. 122 3 618 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 15 number.. (D) 5 930 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 100 137 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 28 number.. 450 272 396 149 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 130 151 number.. 35 833 792 34 964 281 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 13 acres.. 69 166 bushels.. 3 380 4 736 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 24 acres.. 1 795 1 367 bushels.. 71 185 38 546 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 13 acres.. 928 870 bushels.. 30 500 8 940 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 285 291 acres.. 7 817 8 619 tons, dry.. 19 228 14 899 @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. .