1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCHLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 91 94 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 923 38 002 Average size of farm .......acres.. 417 404 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 223 195 894 Average per acre .........dollars.. 689 522 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 945 29 574 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 25 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 84 89 acres.. 17 404 17 339 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 69 75 acres.. 8 891 7 399 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 1 832 1 424 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 353 5 010 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 816 53 298 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 977 2 228 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 377 2 782 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 6 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 6 $100,000 or more .................... 15 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 400 4 225 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 339 44 949 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 91 94 $1,000.. 953 493 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 477 5 246 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 40 30 Other ............................... 51 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 51 63 200 days or more ................... 35 52 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 59 57 number.. 2 379 2 927 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 49 number.. 1 282 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 2 number.. 198 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 53 52 number.. 1 095 1 276 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 15 number.. 13 267 7 355 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 13 number.. 21 775 14 371 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 246 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 24 acres.. 1 514 956 bushels.. 119 350 79 017 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 20 acres.. 1 468 1 622 bushels.. 73 636 46 596 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 197 (D) bales.. 152 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 6 acres.. 883 484 bushels.. 21 162 10 005 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 32 34 acres.. 2 569 2 022 pounds.. 6 561 041 4 737 470 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 38 44 acres.. 1 365 1 527 tons, dry.. 3 313 4 286 @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. .