1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARREN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 136 146 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 000 52 582 Average size of farm .......acres.. 346 360 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 992 223 740 Average per acre .........dollars.. 652 657 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 523 22 217 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 115 133 acres.. 19 828 21 533 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 86 96 acres.. 5 281 9 450 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 102 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 058 4 926 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 193 33 740 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 182 437 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 876 4 489 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 4 $100,000 or more .................... 13 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 559 4 096 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 279 28 053 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 137 146 $1,000.. 490 803 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 574 5 501 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 59 61 Other ............................... 77 85 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 68 82 200 days or more ................... 59 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 100 110 number.. 9 104 8 589 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 89 number.. 4 014 3 713 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 14 number.. 1 410 1 491 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 98 111 number.. 3 842 4 065 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 11 number.. 1 420 2 349 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 11 number.. 4 249 5 248 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 20 acres.. 313 552 bushels.. 24 660 22 772 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 15 acres.. 397 1 333 bushels.. 11 350 39 907 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 10 acres.. (D) 3 230 bushels.. (D) 34 623 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 75 70 acres.. 3 324 3 918 tons, dry.. 9 568 7 180 @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. .