1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PULASKI COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 137 163 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 396 86 400 Average size of farm .......acres.. 587 530 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 498 782 360 687 Average per acre .........dollars.. 845 714 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 125 70 019 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 43 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 129 153 acres.. 61 260 58 829 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 116 134 acres.. 46 704 38 844 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 60 acres.. 15 224 14 811 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 576 15 793 Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 491 96 891 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 653 13 105 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 923 2 688 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 20 $100,000 or more .................... 39 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 582 12 626 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 736 77 462 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 137 163 $1,000.. 5 986 2 779 Average per farm..........dollars.. 43 697 17 050 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 69 99 Other ............................... 68 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 69 74 200 days or more ................... 55 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 34 60 number.. 2 568 4 421 Beef cows ..................farms.. 30 49 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 63 number.. 1 080 2 455 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 29 number.. 1 896 8 679 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 29 number.. 3 019 13 736 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 79 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 50 acres.. 2 321 2 453 bushels.. 210 780 204 916 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 81 acres.. 6 632 9 829 bushels.. 307 977 318 378 Cotton .......................farms.. 51 55 acres.. 16 964 9 277 bales.. 27 512 12 019 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 38 55 acres.. 5 818 8 555 bushels.. 160 052 188 065 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 65 84 acres.. 12 559 8 574 pounds.. 36 830 968 24 910 586 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 30 32 acres.. 1 275 1 148 tons, dry.. 2 388 3 753 @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. .