1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SPALDING COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 213 247 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 086 36 002 Average size of farm .......acres.. 113 146 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 385 008 283 397 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 456 1 726 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 330 15 843 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 117 180 to 499 acres .................... 19 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 173 214 acres.. 13 139 16 743 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 111 123 acres.. 4 616 5 550 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 15 acres.. 255 288 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 709 4 614 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 415 18 678 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 160 818 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 549 3 795 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 5 $100,000 or more .................... 8 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 633 4 455 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 135 18 035 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 212 247 $1,000.. 195 194 Average per farm..........dollars.. 922 785 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 58 67 Other ............................... 155 180 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 133 170 200 days or more ................... 104 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 139 171 number.. 6 430 6 567 Beef cows ..................farms.. 121 149 number.. (D) 3 057 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. (D) 584 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 129 163 number.. 2 662 4 374 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) 2 511 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) 3 152 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 54 bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 10 acres.. 504 1 246 bushels.. 26 200 34 480 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 1 216 bushels.. (D) 20 482 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 85 89 acres.. 2 791 2 521 tons, dry.. 4 920 3 709 @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. .