1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TALBOT COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 127 128 Land in farms ..................acres.. 38 313 38 854 Average size of farm .......acres.. 302 304 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 208 314 188 858 Average per acre .........dollars.. 756 631 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 246 19 312 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 102 107 acres.. 9 106 10 509 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 72 86 acres.. 2 921 3 818 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 832 2 083 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 425 16 274 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 311 452 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 521 1 631 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 3 $100,000 or more .................... 3 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 922 2 024 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 013 15 939 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 128 127 $1,000.. 63 - 79 Average per farm..........dollars.. 490 - 622 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 46 41 Other ............................... 81 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 83 80 200 days or more ................... 49 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 93 106 number.. 4 419 5 184 Beef cows ..................farms.. 88 94 number.. (D) 2 974 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 468 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 97 104 number.. 2 168 2 730 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 13 number.. (D) 309 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 11 number.. (D) 807 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 12 number.. (D) 171 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 14 acres.. (D) 95 bushels.. (D) 3 690 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (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 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 64 65 acres.. 2 591 2 868 tons, dry.. 6 348 6 993 @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. .