1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OGLETHORPE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 303 314 Land in farms ..................acres.. 55 310 63 352 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 517 201 818 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 177 1 115 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 194 28 042 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 137 123 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 250 266 acres.. 25 339 28 209 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 186 205 acres.. 9 553 11 380 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 15 acres.. 54 113 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 361 29 171 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 305 92 901 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 157 1 044 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 204 28 126 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 15 $100,000 or more .................... 57 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 869 23 301 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 543 74 208 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 304 314 $1,000.. 5 695 3 535 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 735 11 258 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 138 125 Other ............................... 165 189 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 175 200 200 days or more ................... 142 151 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 211 244 number.. 15 096 15 156 Beef cows ..................farms.. 188 215 number.. 7 029 7 495 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 10 number.. 1 819 1 363 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 205 244 number.. 7 719 8 085 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 17 number.. 17 679 6 004 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 12 number.. 30 900 6 866 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 163 129 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 41 51 number.. 16 677 118 14 325 633 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 11 acres.. 132 68 bushels.. 6 550 1 225 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 22 acres.. 1 019 2 279 bushels.. 32 990 60 459 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 3 acres.. 102 (D) bushels.. 2 800 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 162 181 acres.. 7 372 7 578 tons, dry.. 18 978 14 155 @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. .