1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TERRELL COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 199 197 Land in farms ..................acres.. 142 824 153 842 Average size of farm .......acres.. 718 781 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 508 941 564 102 Average per acre .........dollars.. 702 697 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 531 66 091 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 181 183 acres.. 91 056 99 800 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 166 166 acres.. 60 925 57 939 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 49 acres.. 16 757 14 260 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 203 23 907 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 748 121 353 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 516 22 434 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 686 1 472 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 26 $100,000 or more .................... 66 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 428 19 247 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 727 97 700 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 199 197 $1,000.. 5 646 4 486 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 369 22 770 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 121 123 Other ............................... 78 74 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 91 85 200 days or more ................... 61 58 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 41 57 number.. 3 503 2 857 Beef cows ..................farms.. 37 51 number.. (D) 1 592 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 42 57 number.. 2 040 2 027 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 21 number.. 3 557 4 464 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 17 number.. 6 295 5 986 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. 110 78 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 90 81 acres.. 10 673 8 055 bushels.. 1 081 041 778 633 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 74 103 acres.. 13 007 15 437 bushels.. 608 414 508 574 Cotton .......................farms.. 21 18 acres.. 3 526 1 670 bales.. 5 637 2 074 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 36 58 acres.. 4 458 7 966 bushels.. 98 054 172 608 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 126 126 acres.. 25 874 21 035 pounds.. 66 480 697 50 521 529 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 21 31 acres.. 599 767 tons, dry.. 2 077 2 321 @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. .