1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 QUITMAN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 24 25 Land in farms ..................acres.. 11 559 17 655 Average size of farm .......acres.. 482 706 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 715 487 160 Average per acre .........dollars.. 624 690 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 494 42 900 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 0 1 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 5 1 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 22 20 acres.. 5 870 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 14 17 acres.. 2 607 2 452 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 733 871 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 189 34 850 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 530 702 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 202 170 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 4 5 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 1 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 4 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 2 3 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 1 $100,000 or more .................... 6 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 348 830 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 148 33 208 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 24 25 $1,000.. 385 41 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 042 1 642 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 14 16 Other ............................... 10 9 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 11 12 200 days or more ................... 8 10 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 15 11 number.. 1 664 519 Beef cows ..................farms.. 13 10 number.. 1 150 341 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 15 9 number.. 425 311 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 16 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 6 acres.. 469 460 bushels.. 28 280 34 700 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 329 bushels.. (D) 18 100 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 8 13 acres.. 1 390 1 503 pounds.. 4 161 115 2 433 740 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 5 2 acres.. 263 (D) tons, dry.. 1 126 (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. .