1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TIFT COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 365 351 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 487 107 554 Average size of farm .......acres.. 314 306 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 403 117 285 641 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 356 1 018 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 175 59 058 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 326 323 acres.. 67 402 65 876 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 309 296 acres.. 53 282 47 381 Irrigated land .................farms.. 151 126 acres.. 23 695 19 859 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 189 38 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 983 110 613 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 575 33 530 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 614 5 295 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 52 $100,000 or more .................... 90 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 707 28 619 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 785 81 535 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 365 351 $1,000.. 10 776 8 842 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 524 25 192 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 208 Other ............................... 179 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 173 159 200 days or more ................... 146 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 150 number.. 9 028 9 722 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 139 number.. (D) 4 909 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 7 number.. (D) 236 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 157 number.. 5 698 4 883 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 53 number.. 11 825 14 983 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 52 number.. 27 377 28 377 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 114 69 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 6 number.. (D) 87 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 129 145 acres.. 9 387 5 114 bushels.. 883 205 378 161 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 32 acres.. 1 432 1 263 bushels.. 66 292 40 119 Cotton .......................farms.. 53 61 acres.. 7 581 8 114 bales.. 12 069 12 377 Tobacco ......................farms.. 63 72 acres.. 1 292 1 391 pounds.. 2 615 172 2 786 242 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 36 66 acres.. 2 599 3 737 bushels.. 85 910 85 838 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 207 215 acres.. 19 383 17 611 pounds.. 51 824 850 45 299 219 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 61 acres.. 1 648 1 754 tons, dry.. 4 832 4 974 @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. .