1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PEACH COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 157 170 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 470 54 722 Average size of farm .......acres.. 283 322 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 380 252 346 877 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 388 1 096 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 033 44 579 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 147 162 acres.. 35 638 36 911 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 135 139 acres.. 29 506 26 703 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 36 acres.. 6 412 4 611 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 874 9 251 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 952 54 415 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 108 8 306 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 766 945 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 4 $100,000 or more .................... 24 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 682 8 229 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 625 48 125 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 157 171 $1,000.. 3 158 963 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 116 5 633 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 72 76 Other ............................... 85 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 85 94 200 days or more ................... 61 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 59 78 number.. 3 083 3 093 Beef cows ..................farms.. 43 62 number.. 704 1 412 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 1 345 449 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 52 72 number.. 2 216 1 366 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 8 number.. 622 482 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 6 number.. 1 161 850 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 28 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 14 number.. 34 213 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 18 acres.. 1 027 786 bushels.. 108 040 70 021 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 46 acres.. 5 293 7 221 bushels.. 217 881 231 009 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 2 709 (D) bales.. 4 983 832 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 33 acres.. 5 138 5 281 bushels.. 142 190 84 450 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 14 acres.. 210 410 pounds.. 488 860 803 778 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 51 57 acres.. 1 680 2 193 tons, dry.. 4 156 (D) @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. .