1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MITCHELL COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 463 496 Land in farms ..................acres.. 205 573 223 620 Average size of farm .......acres.. 444 451 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 411 323 379 016 Average per acre .........dollars.. 958 868 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 180 64 901 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 109 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 429 454 acres.. 140 837 147 843 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 390 409 acres.. 96 201 91 102 Irrigated land .................farms.. 149 193 acres.. 47 396 45 621 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 036 50 684 Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 503 102 185 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 560 42 251 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 476 8 433 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 61 $100,000 or more .................... 136 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 495 40 200 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 778 81 047 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 463 496 $1,000.. 14 288 9 280 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 860 18 711 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 259 297 Other ............................... 204 199 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 217 224 200 days or more ................... 145 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 202 210 number.. 21 650 19 373 Beef cows ..................farms.. 177 177 number.. 7 812 8 694 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 12 number.. 3 343 915 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 196 212 number.. 16 367 10 308 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 84 number.. 15 506 17 033 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 84 number.. 30 298 26 877 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 13 number.. 260 351 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 0 number.. 2 420 000 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 148 232 acres.. 18 010 17 887 bushels.. 1 925 004 1 688 600 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 95 acres.. 2 262 5 203 bushels.. 93 188 171 827 Cotton .......................farms.. 71 59 acres.. 17 194 10 861 bales.. 28 647 16 905 Tobacco ......................farms.. 29 46 acres.. 1 471 806 pounds.. 3 238 783 1 824 801 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 50 101 acres.. 5 577 11 261 bushels.. 189 386 284 404 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 214 259 acres.. 24 703 20 968 pounds.. 77 848 960 67 899 356 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 100 83 acres.. 3 342 3 603 tons, dry.. 8 508 10 361 @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. .