1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TWIGGS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 113 112 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 161 31 693 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 283 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 284 108 705 Average per acre .........dollars.. 627 511 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 893 20 852 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 104 104 acres.. 14 678 15 249 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 79 86 acres.. 7 034 6 800 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 575 741 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 162 2 029 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 979 18 117 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 200 1 261 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 961 768 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 10 $100,000 or more .................... 6 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 470 1 542 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 860 13 772 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 113 112 $1,000.. 429 - 25 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 801 - 220 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 50 38 Other ............................... 63 74 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 66 71 200 days or more ................... 48 54 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 61 60 number.. 3 047 2 072 Beef cows ..................farms.. 55 48 number.. (D) 1 099 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 56 53 number.. 1 313 984 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 31 number.. 1 749 2 184 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 31 number.. 3 403 4 081 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 6 number.. 260 118 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 34 acres.. 800 1 124 bushels.. 67 470 64 316 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 22 acres.. 1 536 1 447 bushels.. 51 440 36 700 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 786 843 bales.. 1 484 687 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 18 acres.. 1 603 1 528 bushels.. 50 151 22 860 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 27 31 acres.. 1 402 1 219 pounds.. 3 727 190 2 412 187 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 34 acres.. 1 528 1 178 tons, dry.. 4 116 3 129 @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. .