1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OCONEE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 298 295 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 836 50 545 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 353 630 289 576 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 757 1 817 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 369 32 012 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 251 243 acres.. 24 958 27 543 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 190 201 acres.. 9 560 12 318 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 24 acres.. 562 600 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 787 40 484 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 072 137 235 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 574 2 508 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 214 37 976 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 12 $100,000 or more .................... 68 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 709 34 314 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 665 116 319 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 296 295 $1,000.. 5 732 5 294 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 365 17 946 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 129 132 Other ............................... 169 163 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 175 177 200 days or more ................... 118 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 181 number.. 12 244 10 848 Beef cows ..................farms.. 169 161 number.. 6 411 5 438 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 537 434 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 174 177 number.. 5 200 5 172 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 18 number.. 14 558 15 799 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 17 number.. 29 307 36 002 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 90 759 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 20 number.. 467 288 398 524 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 32 45 number.. 13 570 295 14 760 880 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 15 acres.. 1 155 1 779 bushels.. 46 017 59 133 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 788 bales.. (D) 532 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 8 acres.. 799 2 657 bushels.. 22 865 49 138 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 165 acres.. 5 834 5 876 tons, dry.. 15 530 11 701 @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. .