1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 231 247 Land in farms ..................acres.. 64 901 82 235 Average size of farm .......acres.. 281 333 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 285 234 551 Average per acre .........dollars.. 537 672 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 566 25 391 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 86 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 202 228 acres.. 23 023 27 037 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 174 192 acres.. 12 744 15 087 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 27 acres.. 1 273 768 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 897 6 794 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 517 27 504 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 596 3 149 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 302 3 645 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 11 $100,000 or more .................... 16 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 278 5 561 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 369 22 513 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 232 247 $1,000.. 769 1 121 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 315 4 537 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 96 100 Other ............................... 135 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 129 159 200 days or more ................... 92 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 97 123 number.. 4 709 5 585 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 113 number.. 2 649 3 215 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 32 82 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 95 120 number.. 2 372 3 638 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 71 number.. 9 051 7 654 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 70 number.. 17 511 15 551 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 71 101 acres.. 2 321 3 718 bushels.. 157 268 194 330 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 23 acres.. 100 2 204 bushels.. 3 300 47 697 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 1 acres.. 967 (D) bales.. 1 316 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 548 503 pounds.. 966 513 1 000 802 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 52 54 acres.. 3 989 4 397 bushels.. 101 036 75 806 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 28 35 acres.. 958 900 pounds.. 1 979 979 2 104 631 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 70 acres.. 1 861 1 816 tons, dry.. 5 124 4 127 @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. .