1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UPSON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 175 214 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 865 40 530 Average size of farm .......acres.. 188 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 169 189 804 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 135 1 021 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 920 20 424 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 144 173 acres.. 13 297 16 349 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 101 123 acres.. 3 926 5 332 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 741 1 341 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 320 7 289 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 545 34 059 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 747 624 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 574 6 664 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 6 $100,000 or more .................... 15 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 333 7 051 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 903 32 949 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 175 214 $1,000.. 722 639 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 127 2 985 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 63 71 Other ............................... 112 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 144 200 days or more ................... 90 110 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 123 160 number.. 6 171 7 210 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 143 number.. 3 756 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. 8 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 161 number.. 2 818 3 085 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 5 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 8 number.. (D) 220 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 12 number.. 4 440 560 3 379 415 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 9 acres.. (D) 257 bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 808 bushels.. (D) 25 039 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.. 85 99 acres.. 3 057 3 115 tons, dry.. 6 128 5 260 @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. .