1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 168 172 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 356 77 132 Average size of farm .......acres.. 324 448 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 036 265 703 Average per acre .........dollars.. 705 555 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 077 33 838 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 57 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 143 154 acres.. 26 550 36 720 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 117 138 acres.. 14 999 22 696 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 12 acres.. 885 3 390 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 554 14 626 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 679 85 036 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 910 7 881 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 645 6 745 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 13 $100,000 or more .................... 25 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 327 12 922 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 824 75 126 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 167 172 $1,000.. 1 686 1 673 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 097 9 729 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 83 76 Other ............................... 85 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 84 105 200 days or more ................... 64 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 75 82 number.. 4 642 4 967 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 71 number.. 2 771 3 208 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. 3 38 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 73 80 number.. 3 048 3 258 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 24 number.. 10 279 7 148 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 22 number.. 15 075 12 579 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 3 737 096 2 445 745 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 37 acres.. 890 723 bushels.. 60 193 42 399 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 49 acres.. 1 984 5 517 bushels.. 81 829 153 333 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 301 bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 40 acres.. 3 296 7 566 bushels.. 77 551 123 147 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 25 55 acres.. 2 192 2 757 pounds.. 5 864 044 5 909 367 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 62 66 acres.. 2 264 2 733 tons, dry.. 7 949 5 434 @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. .