1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TROUP COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 244 281 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 783 52 513 Average size of farm .......acres.. 167 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 647 148 705 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 110 908 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 363 13 520 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 198 222 acres.. 20 571 21 425 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 127 161 acres.. 5 784 7 194 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 13 acres.. 94 157 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 978 5 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 204 19 363 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 418 420 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 559 5 021 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 4 $100,000 or more .................... 7 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 998 4 689 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 339 16 687 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 243 281 $1,000.. - 462 248 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 1 899 884 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 83 Other ............................... 173 198 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 164 183 200 days or more ................... 119 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 192 221 number.. 8 436 10 832 Beef cows ..................farms.. 176 192 number.. 4 417 4 716 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 17 number.. 730 1 584 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 219 number.. 3 802 5 729 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 8 number.. 64 124 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. 122 394 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 6 number.. 16 18 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. 409 283 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 11 acres.. 22 84 bushels.. (D) 2 139 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 111 136 acres.. 5 247 5 686 tons, dry.. 10 485 10 727 @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. .