1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORGAN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 366 368 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 061 102 278 Average size of farm .......acres.. 254 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 270 945 311 907 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 220 1 100 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 617 43 488 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 133 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 317 326 acres.. 46 349 45 591 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 238 250 acres.. 17 844 20 834 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 17 acres.. 795 1 691 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 797 32 220 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 325 87 556 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 975 1 627 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 822 30 594 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 29 $100,000 or more .................... 94 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 089 27 334 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 051 74 480 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 365 367 $1,000.. 4 620 5 249 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 656 14 303 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 165 182 Other ............................... 201 186 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 198 195 200 days or more ................... 140 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 269 256 number.. 25 184 23 258 Beef cows ..................farms.. 209 181 number.. 6 486 6 332 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 72 number.. 8 387 8 016 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 260 number.. 8 865 11 095 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 11 number.. 934 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 5 number.. 1 184 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 255 149 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 25 number.. 411 780 396 683 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 36 number.. 6 363 473 6 958 418 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 15 acres.. 347 589 bushels.. 32 925 39 118 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 21 acres.. 920 1 808 bushels.. 24 688 63 395 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 9 acres.. 941 1 214 bales.. 939 1 361 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 12 acres.. (D) 1 437 bushels.. (D) 32 913 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 213 219 acres.. 14 206 13 246 tons, dry.. 31 958 30 322 @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. .