1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 179 160 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 599 39 407 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 305 501 258 711 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 250 912 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 328 26 643 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 148 124 acres.. 16 411 17 133 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 97 79 acres.. 5 937 5 574 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 9 acres.. (D) 741 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 255 10 618 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 636 66 365 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 290 224 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 965 10 394 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 5 $100,000 or more .................... 27 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 750 8 842 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 228 55 611 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 179 159 $1,000.. 1 293 1 657 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 226 10 422 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 77 53 Other ............................... 102 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 104 200 days or more ................... 87 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 115 122 number.. 8 050 8 602 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 99 number.. 2 974 2 587 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 13 number.. 1 669 2 301 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 110 124 number.. 3 050 3 898 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 8 number.. 236 97 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. 360 99 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 139 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 10 number.. 5 631 441 2 718 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 376 266 bushels.. (D) 6 980 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 80 70 acres.. 4 514 4 044 tons, dry.. 10 233 6 747 @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. .