1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SEMINOLE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 184 210 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 967 99 731 Average size of farm .......acres.. 592 475 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 548 510 485 239 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 025 937 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 580 65 362 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 173 198 acres.. 78 404 69 367 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 133 180 acres.. 52 694 43 476 Irrigated land .................farms.. 66 78 acres.. 41 391 26 962 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 263 22 559 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 471 107 426 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 615 19 178 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 648 3 382 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 35 $100,000 or more .................... 49 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 577 18 966 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 572 90 748 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 184 209 $1,000.. 5 138 4 232 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 921 20 248 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 97 119 Other ............................... 87 91 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 97 98 200 days or more ................... 72 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 81 94 number.. 6 996 8 380 Beef cows ..................farms.. 77 80 number.. (D) 4 741 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 381 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 83 90 number.. 5 451 5 224 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 39 number.. 4 861 5 385 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 39 number.. 9 816 8 412 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 83 acres.. 23 101 8 428 bushels.. 3 106 465 913 411 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 47 acres.. 1 225 4 032 bushels.. 59 407 141 378 Cotton .......................farms.. 36 37 acres.. 7 018 6 093 bales.. 12 340 8 396 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 25 acres.. 3 098 2 971 bushels.. 100 913 94 516 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 91 138 acres.. 15 318 17 433 pounds.. 44 133 069 49 520 452 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 26 40 acres.. 950 1 576 tons, dry.. 3 419 4 125 @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. .