1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCREVEN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 282 304 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 803 144 990 Average size of farm .......acres.. 492 477 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 396 142 322 388 Average per acre .........dollars.. 806 728 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 474 50 613 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 254 287 acres.. 91 240 96 285 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 223 260 acres.. 58 602 53 866 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 46 acres.. 8 008 9 246 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 674 19 111 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 860 62 865 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 418 11 851 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 257 7 260 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 36 $100,000 or more .................... 49 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 540 15 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 419 50 791 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 281 304 $1,000.. 2 985 2 668 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 622 8 776 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 132 161 Other ............................... 150 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 145 155 200 days or more ................... 105 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 113 144 number.. 8 968 10 794 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 124 number.. 4 359 4 931 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 10 number.. 249 482 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 113 142 number.. 3 764 5 302 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 93 number.. 20 647 22 316 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 76 98 number.. 40 334 38 466 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 5 number.. 108 91 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 26 number.. 83 1 478 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 131 169 acres.. 18 048 14 829 bushels.. 1 715 771 1 372 689 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 83 acres.. 7 004 7 225 bushels.. 307 504 221 965 Cotton .......................farms.. 24 19 acres.. 3 748 1 438 bales.. 5 092 1 495 Tobacco ......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 116 135 acres.. 20 461 21 002 bushels.. 537 156 492 907 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 87 117 acres.. 6 325 7 005 pounds.. 17 599 159 16 676 700 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 114 acres.. 2 689 3 276 tons, dry.. 8 880 9 930 @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. .