1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 299 308 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 801 115 320 Average size of farm .......acres.. 374 374 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 984 202 657 Average per acre .........dollars.. 569 515 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 646 33 192 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 285 288 acres.. 59 356 63 687 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 234 251 acres.. 37 399 36 468 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 25 acres.. 4 068 3 873 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 774 8 493 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 722 27 575 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 382 4 952 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 392 3 541 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 15 $100,000 or more .................... 35 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 798 8 466 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 878 27 399 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 298 309 $1,000.. 1 784 643 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 987 2 081 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 126 106 Other ............................... 173 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 205 200 days or more ................... 126 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 174 156 number.. 12 280 11 288 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 128 number.. 5 614 5 252 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 8 number.. 824 610 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 166 158 number.. 5 475 5 333 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 50 number.. 1 739 7 009 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 52 number.. 3 086 6 638 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 13 number.. (D) 380 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 94 104 acres.. 4 624 3 895 bushels.. 438 663 272 502 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 71 123 acres.. 9 602 9 760 bushels.. 418 195 318 328 Cotton .......................farms.. 26 25 acres.. 3 836 (D) bales.. 5 373 1 775 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 96 93 acres.. 13 128 14 498 bushels.. 353 311 248 153 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 34 28 acres.. 1 809 1 106 pounds.. 5 368 521 2 347 038 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 123 122 acres.. 4 454 4 696 tons, dry.. 15 420 12 586 @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. .