1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MERIWETHER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 268 301 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 729 77 983 Average size of farm .......acres.. 256 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 913 227 711 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 373 838 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 799 16 966 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 137 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 220 258 acres.. 25 796 30 878 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 153 181 acres.. 8 051 10 151 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 32 86 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 608 4 941 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 195 16 415 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 609 976 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 000 3 965 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 15 $100,000 or more .................... 11 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 814 5 480 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 962 18 205 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 268 301 $1,000.. 17 - 411 Average per farm..........dollars.. 62 - 1 365 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 114 119 Other ............................... 154 182 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 184 200 days or more ................... 104 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 205 229 number.. 13 157 13 066 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 207 number.. 7 678 7 017 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 13 number.. 689 693 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 194 229 number.. 5 838 7 326 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 2 366 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 12 number.. 221 258 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 23 acres.. 172 828 bushels.. 7 550 46 733 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 12 acres.. 1 175 1 194 bushels.. 53 800 33 464 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 10 acres.. 355 846 bushels.. 6 465 13 169 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 122 144 acres.. 5 403 6 894 tons, dry.. 13 328 15 814 @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. .