1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WEBSTER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 80 94 Land in farms ..................acres.. 53 291 59 784 Average size of farm .......acres.. 666 636 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 422 846 322 734 Average per acre .........dollars.. 635 532 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 602 60 377 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 77 86 acres.. 28 695 32 689 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 68 76 acres.. 16 730 17 667 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 24 acres.. 4 351 5 492 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 508 7 964 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 852 84 722 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 391 6 695 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 118 1 269 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 8 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 13 $100,000 or more .................... 23 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 835 5 560 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 941 59 149 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 80 94 $1,000.. 1 673 2 296 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 911 24 427 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 56 58 Other ............................... 24 36 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 36 49 200 days or more ................... 21 35 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 33 35 number.. 2 232 2 152 Beef cows ..................farms.. 29 35 number.. 1 382 1 368 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 31 35 number.. 1 231 1 054 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 29 number.. 4 788 4 651 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 29 number.. 7 027 8 240 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 2 number.. 35 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 48 acres.. 3 773 2 946 bushels.. 302 430 227 010 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 32 acres.. 1 995 2 243 bushels.. 75 402 66 802 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 317 (D) bales.. 301 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 11 acres.. 210 2 371 bushels.. 2 960 46 818 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 47 57 acres.. 8 728 8 560 pounds.. 24 101 483 22 157 426 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 18 18 acres.. 739 560 tons, dry.. 1 859 (D) @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. .