1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POLK COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 310 314 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 014 46 954 Average size of farm .......acres.. 148 150 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 800 131 083 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 367 981 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 526 22 016 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 129 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 250 265 acres.. 25 980 24 871 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 155 188 acres.. 10 253 13 223 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 57 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 023 6 597 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 010 21 009 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 053 1 607 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 971 4 990 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 9 $100,000 or more .................... 28 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 508 5 275 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 575 16 747 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 310 315 $1,000.. 285 - 149 Average per farm..........dollars.. 920 - 472 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 98 Other ............................... 200 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 190 201 200 days or more ................... 156 160 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 227 number.. 8 032 8 303 Beef cows ..................farms.. 203 185 number.. 4 128 3 531 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 17 number.. 564 1 177 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 222 229 number.. 4 379 5 461 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 8 number.. 456 607 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 6 number.. 1 483 713 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 101 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 6 number.. 7 086 338 1 128 508 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 21 acres.. 279 411 bushels.. 24 386 23 975 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 15 acres.. 93 999 bushels.. 5 218 27 510 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 8 acres.. 2 925 2 140 bales.. 1 926 3 117 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 22 acres.. 1 426 3 826 bushels.. 49 130 58 310 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 156 acres.. 5 540 5 830 tons, dry.. 9 355 8 368 @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. .