1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RANDOLPH COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 126 117 Land in farms ..................acres.. 95 876 102 208 Average size of farm .......acres.. 761 874 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 598 831 587 888 Average per acre .........dollars.. 786 690 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 597 84 723 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 15 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 116 110 acres.. 63 158 60 822 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 101 101 acres.. 45 415 38 899 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 47 acres.. 15 874 16 655 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 008 17 409 Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 664 148 796 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 273 14 417 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 735 2 992 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 17 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 18 $100,000 or more .................... 58 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 379 13 475 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 846 116 168 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 127 116 $1,000.. 4 374 3 626 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 442 31 261 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 86 90 Other ............................... 40 27 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 43 40 200 days or more ................... 33 24 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 64 66 number.. 5 883 7 327 Beef cows ..................farms.. 53 57 number.. 2 864 3 603 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. 340 319 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 61 65 number.. 2 435 2 871 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 28 number.. 5 638 8 570 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 30 number.. 12 300 13 871 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 65 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 73 acres.. 6 033 7 221 bushels.. 621 211 649 560 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 60 57 acres.. 10 507 6 382 bushels.. 564 651 242 332 Cotton .......................farms.. 24 17 acres.. 5 051 1 607 bales.. 7 289 2 345 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 35 acres.. 2 690 5 504 bushels.. 69 998 141 821 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 71 75 acres.. 17 682 15 888 pounds.. 48 122 877 41 614 028 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 38 45 acres.. 1 692 1 801 tons, dry.. 4 799 (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. .