1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 296 313 Land in farms ..................acres.. 53 895 62 172 Average size of farm .......acres.. 182 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 121 146 687 Average per acre .........dollars.. 976 677 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 177 22 310 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 96 106 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 265 285 acres.. 21 709 23 023 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 230 248 acres.. 13 349 11 634 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 32 acres.. 1 407 713 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 277 10 723 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 234 34 260 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 164 4 666 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 113 6 057 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 16 $100,000 or more .................... 26 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 452 7 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 691 25 195 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 296 313 $1,000.. 2 772 2 694 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 366 8 607 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 123 106 Other ............................... 173 207 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 143 196 200 days or more ................... 108 142 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 122 143 number.. 4 488 4 806 Beef cows ..................farms.. 104 119 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 108 134 number.. 2 080 2 303 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 67 number.. 3 897 7 541 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 65 number.. 6 191 10 499 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 117 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 31 number.. (D) 88 150 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 3 number.. 2 413 303 1 020 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 93 141 acres.. 5 151 5 135 bushels.. 393 823 400 451 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 116 (D) bushels.. 2 098 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 46 54 acres.. 1 055 782 pounds.. 2 231 931 1 683 140 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 22 acres.. 1 703 1 724 bushels.. 48 260 49 035 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 59 64 acres.. 1 744 1 568 tons, dry.. 4 829 5 071 @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. .