1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PUTNAM COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 166 174 Land in farms ..................acres.. 34 746 42 314 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 743 214 017 Average per acre .........dollars.. 933 852 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 836 36 745 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 121 132 acres.. 16 729 19 473 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 89 82 acres.. 8 533 7 407 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 356 313 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 307 20 465 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 308 117 615 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 347 347 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 960 20 118 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 6 $100,000 or more .................... 51 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 855 15 267 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 515 87 743 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 166 174 $1,000.. 2 841 4 730 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 112 27 181 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 73 83 Other ............................... 93 91 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 80 91 200 days or more ................... 64 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 150 144 number.. 16 501 18 003 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 76 number.. 2 527 2 233 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 61 number.. 8 707 9 775 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 141 143 number.. 7 491 8 628 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 10 number.. 43 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 982 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 193 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 7 156 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 77 acres.. 8 100 6 699 tons, dry.. 20 679 (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. .