1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WALTON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 434 469 Land in farms ..................acres.. 55 779 65 220 Average size of farm .......acres.. 129 139 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 292 592 271 145 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 407 1 778 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 539 21 882 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 158 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 199 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 375 408 acres.. 28 568 34 266 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 335 acres.. 11 294 14 738 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 28 acres.. 480 333 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 405 15 520 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 103 33 092 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 181 1 904 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 224 13 616 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 160 198 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 11 $100,000 or more .................... 39 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 788 13 930 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 378 29 702 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 434 469 $1,000.. 830 1 190 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 913 2 537 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 155 Other ............................... 282 314 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 273 329 200 days or more ................... 203 231 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 280 302 number.. 11 218 11 946 Beef cows ..................farms.. 244 277 number.. 5 991 6 477 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 14 number.. 176 291 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 280 number.. 7 255 7 255 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 18 number.. (D) 995 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) 1 697 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 22 number.. (D) 126 160 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 28 number.. 7 302 371 6 659 084 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 15 acres.. 252 167 bushels.. 13 170 4 371 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 43 acres.. 1 742 3 194 bushels.. 61 017 80 714 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.. 1 237 2 525 bushels.. 29 580 33 742 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 228 278 acres.. 6 927 8 480 tons, dry.. 18 351 17 874 @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. .