1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 207 217 Land in farms ..................acres.. 18 254 17 760 Average size of farm .......acres.. 88 82 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 501 146 484 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 917 1 806 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 659 19 749 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 135 158 acres.. 6 803 5 988 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 83 102 acres.. 1 977 2 210 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 427 20 164 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 821 92 920 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 83 95 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 344 20 069 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 14 $100,000 or more .................... 53 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 628 16 454 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 406 75 826 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 206 217 $1,000.. 4 827 1 893 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 433 8 722 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 91 91 Other ............................... 116 126 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 130 200 days or more ................... 89 89 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 137 number.. 4 386 3 579 Beef cows ..................farms.. 121 119 number.. (D) 1 988 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 51 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 140 number.. 1 998 1 895 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 6 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 25 63 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 13 number.. (D) 117 190 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 47 67 number.. 18 031 998 14 037 263 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 9 acres.. 18 121 bushels.. 1 800 2 660 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (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 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 70 89 acres.. 1 915 2 035 tons, dry.. 4 410 (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. .