1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STEPHENS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 172 198 Land in farms ..................acres.. 15 521 15 235 Average size of farm .......acres.. 90 77 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 069 118 242 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 888 1 430 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 214 18 757 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 139 154 acres.. 6 989 7 190 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 96 112 acres.. 2 174 2 597 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 629 12 960 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 238 65 457 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 409 98 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 220 12 863 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 7 $100,000 or more .................... 29 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 473 10 219 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 703 51 610 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 172 198 $1,000.. 1 761 1 037 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 240 5 236 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 67 76 Other ............................... 105 122 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 103 123 200 days or more ................... 75 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 122 149 number.. 5 170 4 820 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 131 number.. (D) 2 152 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 404 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 138 number.. 2 458 2 334 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. 20 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 15 number.. (D) 174 540 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 28 34 number.. 8 252 349 7 819 690 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 19 acres.. (D) 114 bushels.. (D) 3 683 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 95 acres.. 2 019 2 146 tons, dry.. 3 434 2 941 @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. .