1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STEWART COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 97 99 Land in farms ..................acres.. 49 043 47 913 Average size of farm .......acres.. 506 484 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 372 257 000 Average per acre .........dollars.. 659 550 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 939 31 212 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 0 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 94 88 acres.. 25 558 23 780 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 77 75 acres.. 11 603 10 672 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 3 723 2 295 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 503 7 025 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 965 70 964 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 404 4 329 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 099 2 696 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 17 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 6 $100,000 or more .................... 18 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 976 5 922 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 222 59 821 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 97 99 $1,000.. 1 527 887 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 743 8 963 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 48 48 Other ............................... 49 51 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 51 55 200 days or more ................... 30 41 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 60 63 number.. 3 078 2 725 Beef cows ..................farms.. 51 56 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 54 61 number.. 1 397 1 478 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 16 number.. 1 523 9 073 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 15 number.. (D) 15 612 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 64 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 419 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 32 acres.. 1 782 1 341 bushels.. 175 777 131 097 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 23 acres.. 2 047 2 157 bushels.. 105 349 82 717 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 1 040 (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 693 bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 41 42 acres.. 5 217 4 890 pounds.. 15 310 187 9 457 522 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 32 32 acres.. 735 721 tons, dry.. 2 804 1 883 @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. .