1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUMTER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 314 314 Land in farms ..................acres.. 169 989 175 496 Average size of farm .......acres.. 541 559 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 434 211 391 915 Average per acre .........dollars.. 793 715 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 304 67 947 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 285 279 acres.. 114 522 124 714 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 249 252 acres.. 80 343 80 693 Irrigated land .................farms.. 100 84 acres.. 32 864 27 033 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 847 35 362 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 825 112 617 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 523 26 780 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 324 8 582 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 49 $100,000 or more .................... 93 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 975 30 002 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 571 94 944 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 314 316 $1,000.. 8 270 5 184 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 338 16 405 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 197 190 Other ............................... 117 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 127 128 200 days or more ................... 87 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 116 128 number.. 14 379 15 380 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 113 number.. 5 131 5 220 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 3 number.. 1 667 502 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 113 124 number.. 7 881 8 574 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 64 number.. 22 213 23 832 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 68 number.. 39 274 37 209 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 23 number.. (D) 1 401 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 107 134 acres.. 15 653 12 336 bushels.. 1 772 296 1 187 132 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 131 acres.. 13 665 20 103 bushels.. 634 794 763 808 Cotton .......................farms.. 19 21 acres.. 7 357 2 831 bales.. 12 398 4 311 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 62 93 acres.. 9 764 20 168 bushels.. 268 113 505 320 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 139 140 acres.. 21 624 17 086 pounds.. 58 494 418 50 976 279 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 73 80 acres.. 3 975 3 862 tons, dry.. 12 992 8 036 @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. .