1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TATTNALL COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 539 525 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 873 116 792 Average size of farm .......acres.. 222 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 834 175 485 Average per acre .........dollars.. 966 823 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 725 36 569 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 128 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 484 482 acres.. 69 453 64 565 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 435 434 acres.. 52 703 44 370 Irrigated land .................farms.. 114 118 acres.. 6 601 3 874 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 149 52 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 712 99 485 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 946 12 298 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 202 39 931 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 125 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 34 $100,000 or more .................... 134 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 609 43 141 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 831 82 331 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 540 524 $1,000.. 15 447 8 655 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 605 16 518 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 276 267 Other ............................... 263 258 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 279 256 200 days or more ................... 203 181 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 177 193 number.. 12 078 11 608 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 164 number.. 5 953 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 7 number.. 233 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 163 190 number.. 5 663 5 526 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 133 number.. 21 489 25 421 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 136 number.. 45 297 48 878 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 35 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 26 number.. 337 416 656 899 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 74 59 number.. 20 796 455 14 550 525 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 142 209 acres.. 7 751 7 591 bushels.. 664 276 505 690 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 72 acres.. 2 396 3 426 bushels.. 95 071 89 023 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 292 (D) bales.. 233 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 66 70 acres.. 1 661 1 208 pounds.. 3 939 144 2 949 160 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 239 232 acres.. 26 856 23 357 bushels.. 727 634 578 514 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 51 54 acres.. 2 878 1 303 pounds.. 7 535 752 3 084 472 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 113 137 acres.. 6 430 5 140 tons, dry.. 15 781 9 983 @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. .