1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 255 277 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 845 43 814 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 544 250 047 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 986 1 647 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 178 21 210 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 204 243 acres.. 19 476 19 907 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 152 180 acres.. 7 034 8 455 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 96 120 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 708 9 511 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 991 34 336 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 649 476 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 058 9 036 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 8 $100,000 or more .................... 14 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 770 6 997 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 313 25 260 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 255 277 $1,000.. 785 2 965 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 080 10 704 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 72 Other ............................... 181 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 168 197 200 days or more ................... 131 159 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 185 202 number.. 11 598 10 948 Beef cows ..................farms.. 162 178 number.. 5 557 5 277 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 1 073 1 199 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 165 192 number.. 4 643 5 945 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) 122 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 11 number.. 65 1 251 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. 898 015 558 517 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 14 acres.. 181 107 bushels.. 9 880 4 581 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 13 acres.. 1 082 1 241 bushels.. 38 615 31 130 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 5 acres.. 470 825 bushels.. 12 000 7 275 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 128 152 acres.. 4 890 6 129 tons, dry.. 12 071 11 040 @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. .