1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAYNE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 283 315 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 445 59 849 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 523 164 105 Average per acre .........dollars.. 889 823 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 027 22 581 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 108 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 256 297 acres.. 29 170 29 927 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 217 262 acres.. 19 187 18 640 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 42 acres.. 2 231 1 034 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 709 6 950 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 309 22 064 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 683 4 649 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 026 2 301 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 16 $100,000 or more .................... 27 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 616 6 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 818 19 583 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 284 314 $1,000.. 1 346 810 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 741 2 580 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 108 113 Other ............................... 175 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 166 218 200 days or more ................... 127 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 122 135 number.. 4 651 4 429 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 119 number.. 2 472 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. 376 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 121 131 number.. 2 125 2 431 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 44 number.. 5 478 4 921 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 45 number.. 9 275 6 474 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 18 number.. 542 349 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 98 153 acres.. 8 027 5 478 bushels.. 720 221 420 961 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 13 acres.. 1 888 589 bushels.. 79 029 17 119 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 16 acres.. 1 842 965 bales.. 2 369 1 126 Tobacco ......................farms.. 27 35 acres.. 758 489 pounds.. 1 759 002 978 471 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 35 75 acres.. 3 941 8 424 bushels.. 110 594 211 901 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 71 87 acres.. 1 900 1 804 tons, dry.. 6 034 4 824 @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. .