1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 THOMAS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 465 507 Land in farms ..................acres.. 174 020 217 103 Average size of farm .......acres.. 374 428 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 398 321 376 595 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 092 822 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 590 47 675 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 137 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 435 476 acres.. 84 890 99 514 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 389 434 acres.. 61 912 66 412 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 70 acres.. 6 553 6 141 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 265 30 070 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 935 59 310 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 648 19 911 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 616 10 160 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 45 $100,000 or more .................... 84 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 122 23 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 876 47 244 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 465 506 $1,000.. 4 619 5 122 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 932 10 123 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 261 Other ............................... 214 246 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 254 200 days or more ................... 164 176 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 163 195 number.. 11 111 11 166 Beef cows ..................farms.. 142 165 number.. 5 299 5 117 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 626 1 120 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 154 188 number.. 5 314 5 660 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 69 number.. 13 617 18 291 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 66 number.. 25 710 35 990 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 34 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 19 number.. (D) 571 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 146 229 acres.. 20 219 23 293 bushels.. 1 688 901 1 745 441 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 56 acres.. 1 891 3 259 bushels.. 72 659 117 913 Cotton .......................farms.. 56 49 acres.. 14 063 8 854 bales.. 23 826 11 037 Tobacco ......................farms.. 22 32 acres.. 562 653 pounds.. 1 332 780 1 510 540 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 82 133 acres.. 10 241 16 198 bushels.. 306 973 474 740 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 117 138 acres.. 4 506 4 825 pounds.. 10 930 352 12 602 076 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 85 91 acres.. 2 946 2 950 tons, dry.. 9 635 (D) @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. .