1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WALKER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 527 563 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 829 95 243 Average size of farm .......acres.. 169 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 914 138 901 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 370 867 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 655 20 658 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 164 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 465 496 acres.. 42 700 40 390 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 325 394 acres.. 17 111 17 910 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 10 acres.. 175 71 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 957 13 968 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 279 24 809 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 943 747 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 014 13 221 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 203 227 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 25 $100,000 or more .................... 35 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 169 11 843 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 729 21 035 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 528 563 $1,000.. 925 1 204 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 752 2 138 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 200 207 Other ............................... 327 356 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 305 351 200 days or more ................... 224 275 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 444 457 number.. 18 605 18 765 Beef cows ..................farms.. 396 395 number.. 9 015 9 275 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 27 number.. 1 108 1 133 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 411 436 number.. 9 205 9 596 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 26 number.. 2 927 2 573 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 24 number.. 4 982 5 635 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 7 number.. 86 201 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 25 number.. (D) 567 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 19 number.. 6 874 268 5 486 272 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 28 acres.. 540 368 bushels.. 45 050 17 090 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 12 acres.. 1 175 724 bushels.. 55 080 26 012 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 20 acres.. 1 503 2 225 bushels.. 46 062 35 880 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 305 366 acres.. 13 811 13 859 tons, dry.. 24 388 17 775 @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. .