1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TOWNS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 128 149 Land in farms ..................acres.. 9 910 10 638 Average size of farm .......acres.. 77 71 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 938 145 349 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 568 2 132 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 843 14 023 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 12 500 to 999 acres .................... 0 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 118 143 acres.. 4 430 4 867 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 89 126 acres.. 1 623 1 989 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 54 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 779 1 666 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 899 11 183 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 232 202 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 547 1 464 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 3 $100,000 or more .................... 5 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 557 1 591 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 068 10 676 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 129 149 $1,000.. 277 - 15 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 146 - 101 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 49 53 Other ............................... 79 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 73 87 200 days or more ................... 47 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 99 114 number.. 2 603 2 486 Beef cows ..................farms.. 92 97 number.. 1 565 1 369 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 16 number.. 21 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 94 101 number.. 1 136 1 195 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 10 number.. (D) 585 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 2 038 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 67 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 7 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 35 acres.. 56 356 bushels.. 3 810 27 853 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 4 10 acres.. 16 13 pounds.. 18 672 19 420 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 1 acres.. 196 (D) bushels.. 4 480 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 73 100 acres.. 1 241 1 382 tons, dry.. 2 428 2 045 @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. .