1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PAULDING COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 220 275 Land in farms ..................acres.. 18 644 25 751 Average size of farm .......acres.. 85 94 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 380 198 538 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 230 2 643 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 725 11 052 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 107 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 180 216 acres.. 8 942 11 075 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 119 142 acres.. 2 671 3 590 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 2 acres.. 6 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 248 9 543 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 039 34 700 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 508 234 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 740 9 308 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 18 $100,000 or more .................... 18 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 419 7 781 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 093 28 294 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 221 275 $1,000.. 839 88 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 799 318 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 83 88 Other ............................... 137 187 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 186 200 days or more ................... 101 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 152 200 number.. 4 288 5 458 Beef cows ..................farms.. 137 172 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 140 188 number.. 2 101 2 951 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 6 number.. 18 64 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 119 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 11 number.. (D) 202 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 46 number.. 5 931 434 6 848 577 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 31 bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 99 125 acres.. 2 557 3 486 tons, dry.. 5 105 5 652 @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. .