1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TELFAIR COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 276 324 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 097 69 216 Average size of farm .......acres.. 258 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 743 132 772 Average per acre .........dollars.. 684 571 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 359 30 297 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 98 113 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 246 299 acres.. 34 770 41 930 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 216 262 acres.. 22 280 25 574 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 66 acres.. 7 528 5 003 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 406 12 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 951 38 778 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 806 6 223 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 601 6 341 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 32 $100,000 or more .................... 25 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 367 10 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 034 31 632 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 277 324 $1,000.. 1 102 1 841 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 980 5 681 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 176 Other ............................... 109 148 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 156 200 days or more ................... 76 111 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 119 148 number.. 6 561 6 390 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 133 number.. (D) 3 545 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 42 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 111 147 number.. 3 324 3 310 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 101 125 number.. 11 483 13 816 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 108 130 number.. 23 564 22 280 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 16 number.. (D) 332 351 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 108 109 acres.. 6 681 3 291 bushels.. 534 199 258 532 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 56 acres.. 630 2 995 bushels.. 13 500 64 995 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 9 16 acres.. 134 285 pounds.. 239 813 577 171 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 48 101 acres.. 3 441 8 254 bushels.. 78 271 162 854 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 99 119 acres.. 4 552 4 834 pounds.. 11 161 780 11 324 572 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 75 98 acres.. 2 631 2 844 tons, dry.. 6 564 6 188 @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. .