1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TALIAFERRO COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 68 63 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 314 19 096 Average size of farm .......acres.. 284 303 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 084 161 048 Average per acre .........dollars.. 726 531 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 580 23 156 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 56 52 acres.. 6 972 6 563 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 41 32 acres.. 2 422 1 766 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 249 2 706 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 778 42 957 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 60 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 221 2 647 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 3 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 3 $100,000 or more .................... 9 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 855 2 185 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 982 34 676 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 68 63 $1,000.. 394 522 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 796 8 281 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 29 25 Other ............................... 39 38 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 36 35 200 days or more ................... 23 22 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 58 59 number.. 4 297 3 732 Beef cows ..................farms.. 45 50 number.. 1 324 1 262 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 9 number.. 1 446 964 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 56 57 number.. 1 901 1 963 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 186 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 37 29 acres.. 2 409 1 615 tons, dry.. 6 399 3 783 @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. .