1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIKE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 253 282 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 450 48 381 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 172 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 540 183 756 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 451 914 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 318 19 779 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 199 250 acres.. 22 572 23 628 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 129 155 acres.. 7 559 7 861 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 15 acres.. 469 388 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 317 5 867 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 015 20 805 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 487 1 360 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 830 4 507 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 11 $100,000 or more .................... 11 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 615 6 850 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 168 24 206 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 254 283 $1,000.. 57 380 Average per farm..........dollars.. 224 1 343 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 93 96 Other ............................... 160 186 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 152 177 200 days or more ................... 114 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 186 189 number.. 8 795 8 927 Beef cows ..................farms.. 160 171 number.. 4 663 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 5 number.. 556 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 178 194 number.. 4 398 5 359 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 7 number.. 190 160 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 345 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 256 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 465 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 9 acres.. 294 149 bushels.. 17 767 6 960 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 22 acres.. 1 540 1 862 bushels.. 39 756 47 231 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 12 acres.. 480 1 333 bushels.. 12 875 27 720 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 89 104 acres.. 3 563 2 765 tons, dry.. 7 450 (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. .