1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TOOMBS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 332 325 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 811 84 365 Average size of farm .......acres.. 268 260 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 027 158 206 Average per acre .........dollars.. 830 626 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 878 32 286 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 133 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 310 297 acres.. 48 837 46 952 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 248 258 acres.. 28 518 25 728 Irrigated land .................farms.. 70 65 acres.. 4 621 3 289 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 447 15 959 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 551 49 105 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 149 8 684 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 298 7 275 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 17 $100,000 or more .................... 39 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 945 12 615 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 002 38 697 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 332 326 $1,000.. 2 961 2 445 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 920 7 500 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 149 155 Other ............................... 183 170 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 167 178 200 days or more ................... 119 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 165 number.. 9 717 8 382 Beef cows ..................farms.. 136 143 number.. 3 941 3 840 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 19 number.. 80 386 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 144 152 number.. 4 083 3 995 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 86 number.. 10 024 15 556 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 87 number.. 20 139 28 416 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 30 number.. 311 34 703 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 115 130 acres.. 8 096 7 130 bushels.. 637 258 509 826 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 26 acres.. 2 292 2 302 bushels.. 88 262 65 394 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 528 127 bales.. (D) 187 Tobacco ......................farms.. 24 25 acres.. 922 831 pounds.. 1 982 602 1 950 423 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 68 79 acres.. 8 122 9 056 bushels.. 219 861 215 687 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 45 45 acres.. 1 529 1 574 pounds.. 3 723 006 4 036 286 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 83 89 acres.. 3 005 2 980 tons, dry.. 6 217 (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. .