1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MILLER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 288 311 Land in farms ..................acres.. 121 588 131 334 Average size of farm .......acres.. 422 422 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 352 225 280 441 Average per acre .........dollars.. 879 656 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 815 52 660 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 257 280 acres.. 83 258 89 611 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 223 253 acres.. 54 886 50 719 Irrigated land .................farms.. 129 154 acres.. 30 943 29 684 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 032 24 158 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 696 77 680 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 175 19 143 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 858 5 015 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 68 $100,000 or more .................... 94 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 942 18 708 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 131 60 153 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 288 311 $1,000.. 6 943 4 633 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 106 14 898 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 174 200 Other ............................... 114 111 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 136 200 days or more ................... 87 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 177 number.. 18 433 17 107 Beef cows ..................farms.. 153 159 number.. 9 829 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 1 number.. 16 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 176 number.. 9 752 9 348 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 83 number.. 6 194 8 717 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 83 number.. 9 406 13 784 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 18 number.. (D) 271 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 130 159 acres.. 15 355 10 065 bushels.. 1 743 459 847 190 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 99 acres.. 2 604 5 505 bushels.. 101 910 197 797 Cotton .......................farms.. 37 21 acres.. 7 090 (D) bales.. 12 455 1 538 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 63 acres.. 2 113 6 265 bushels.. 61 153 138 077 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 170 215 acres.. 20 401 22 220 pounds.. 65 672 910 61 928 896 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 69 81 acres.. 3 466 4 750 tons, dry.. 10 836 11 427 @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. .