1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TURNER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 278 285 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 824 114 329 Average size of farm .......acres.. 355 401 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 386 611 302 126 Average per acre .........dollars.. 981 807 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 775 61 431 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 252 272 acres.. 69 224 69 063 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 226 255 acres.. 50 339 47 386 Irrigated land .................farms.. 91 102 acres.. 14 563 11 535 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 338 25 308 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 519 88 801 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 694 20 723 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 644 4 586 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 73 $100,000 or more .................... 86 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 255 18 724 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 846 65 697 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 278 285 $1,000.. 7 828 5 883 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 158 20 643 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 194 Other ............................... 101 91 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 106 104 200 days or more ................... 61 64 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 135 142 number.. 12 229 13 396 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 123 number.. 5 799 6 355 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 7 number.. 168 55 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 135 136 number.. 7 673 8 097 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 45 number.. 4 942 9 461 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 46 number.. 11 856 16 590 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 70 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 44 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 95 111 acres.. 6 419 5 442 bushels.. 476 524 410 101 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 95 acres.. 1 641 4 301 bushels.. 61 361 116 943 Cotton .......................farms.. 55 53 acres.. 8 331 5 563 bales.. 13 952 6 058 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 48 acres.. 1 465 3 415 bushels.. 42 104 77 378 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 174 201 acres.. 23 966 21 929 pounds.. 68 517 783 52 157 417 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 39 63 acres.. 1 511 2 622 tons, dry.. 5 593 (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. .