1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TREUTLEN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 116 121 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 800 36 169 Average size of farm .......acres.. 283 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 241 273 140 545 Average per acre .........dollars.. 803 458 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 699 22 408 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 106 117 acres.. 13 255 14 344 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 80 83 acres.. 8 636 6 499 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 5 acres.. 1 305 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 493 2 359 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 730 19 499 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 704 1 195 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 789 1 165 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 2 $100,000 or more .................... 8 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 434 2 186 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 602 18 066 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 116 121 $1,000.. 964 329 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 306 2 718 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 48 60 Other ............................... 68 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 67 65 200 days or more ................... 52 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 65 61 number.. 2 047 2 152 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 53 number.. 1 197 1 128 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. 10 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 57 57 number.. 1 028 1 377 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 24 number.. 1 518 2 450 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 30 number.. 2 585 5 650 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 15 number.. 46 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 34 acres.. 714 706 bushels.. 50 372 32 131 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 9 acres.. 1 720 750 bushels.. 46 221 18 411 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 983 188 bales.. 1 370 216 Tobacco ......................farms.. 6 11 acres.. 571 292 pounds.. 1 129 720 465 566 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 24 acres.. 2 880 2 880 bushels.. 80 734 50 307 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 29 38 acres.. 834 1 240 tons, dry.. 1 472 (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. .