1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 261 263 Land in farms ..................acres.. 21 973 23 141 Average size of farm .......acres.. 84 88 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 243 258 181 287 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 452 1 854 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 242 36 132 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 231 230 acres.. 10 293 10 618 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 177 192 acres.. 4 464 4 695 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 16 acres.. 33 145 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. (D) 12 343 Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) 46 931 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 700 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 11 642 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 7 $100,000 or more .................... 11 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 785 11 917 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 636 44 971 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 261 265 $1,000.. (D) 250 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 943 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 116 116 Other ............................... 145 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 143 149 200 days or more ................... 106 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 177 number.. 5 444 4 762 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 149 number.. 2 690 2 511 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 20 number.. 282 374 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 164 153 number.. 2 605 2 614 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 22 number.. 1 199 1 590 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 22 number.. 2 521 2 429 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 112 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 15 number.. (D) 571 226 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 73 acres.. 1 030 1 334 bushels.. 85 515 100 555 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 126 139 acres.. 3 025 2 760 tons, dry.. 6 686 5 249 @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. .