1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIERCE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 357 376 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 905 95 525 Average size of farm .......acres.. 227 254 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 772 212 671 Average per acre .........dollars.. 963 839 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 516 26 225 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 330 355 acres.. 37 967 40 583 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 303 333 acres.. 23 671 22 367 Irrigated land .................farms.. 86 108 acres.. 4 238 3 716 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 001 16 215 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 025 43 125 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 770 8 100 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 231 8 115 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 30 $100,000 or more .................... 50 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 282 12 647 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 546 33 546 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 356 377 $1,000.. 1 788 1 905 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 022 5 052 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 198 Other ............................... 185 178 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 189 198 200 days or more ................... 138 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 122 115 number.. 6 213 5 401 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 95 number.. 2 205 1 873 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 8 number.. 1 552 1 552 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 111 106 number.. 3 906 1 889 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 67 number.. 6 809 12 216 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 70 number.. 10 772 15 704 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 31 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 18 number.. (D) 249 184 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 142 193 acres.. 9 834 8 054 bushels.. 888 226 605 649 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 11 acres.. 189 392 bushels.. 7 005 14 600 Cotton .......................farms.. 18 5 acres.. 2 327 362 bales.. 3 273 330 Tobacco ......................farms.. 100 122 acres.. 1 920 1 460 pounds.. 4 421 313 3 318 572 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 64 101 acres.. 3 733 7 835 bushels.. 90 967 181 843 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 81 acres.. 3 378 2 419 tons, dry.. 9 157 (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. .