1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 216 240 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 950 33 723 Average size of farm .......acres.. 153 141 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 303 204 304 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 352 1 301 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 996 24 027 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 98 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 183 200 acres.. 15 959 17 268 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 136 177 acres.. 7 780 9 535 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 7 acres.. 510 91 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 100 9 287 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 759 38 695 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 209 781 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 891 8 506 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 13 $100,000 or more .................... 21 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 667 7 407 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 493 30 861 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 216 240 $1,000.. 1 346 593 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 232 2 471 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 72 80 Other ............................... 144 160 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 163 200 days or more ................... 117 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 157 number.. 5 944 5 491 Beef cows ..................farms.. 139 138 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 147 number.. 2 432 2 447 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 21 number.. 1 312 2 474 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 17 number.. 1 808 2 741 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 11 number.. 71 093 50 672 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 24 number.. 4 962 000 4 394 990 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 46 acres.. 1 816 2 066 bushels.. 176 501 104 587 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 12 acres.. 721 695 bushels.. 24 280 24 890 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 35 acres.. 1 868 3 101 bushels.. 54 988 66 779 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 131 acres.. 3 549 3 222 tons, dry.. 5 509 4 434 @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. .