1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHEELER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 155 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 755 50 680 Average size of farm .......acres.. 315 260 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 699 146 174 Average per acre .........dollars.. 632 521 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 086 23 948 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 141 182 acres.. 17 302 27 561 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 122 153 acres.. 8 021 14 259 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 24 acres.. 2 939 1 868 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 057 6 467 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 530 33 163 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 353 3 955 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 704 2 512 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 19 $100,000 or more .................... 13 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 526 5 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 654 25 932 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 155 195 $1,000.. 1 312 1 090 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 463 5 589 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 84 Other ............................... 84 111 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 82 124 200 days or more ................... 63 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 88 95 number.. 3 881 4 787 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 87 number.. (D) 2 858 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 81 93 number.. 1 874 2 868 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 62 number.. 8 642 7 799 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 63 number.. 13 019 14 754 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 162 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 62 acres.. 1 683 1 924 bushels.. 152 892 109 867 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 36 acres.. 389 2 257 bushels.. 16 910 66 479 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 95 (D) bales.. 132 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 5 11 acres.. 129 145 pounds.. 257 300 297 750 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 44 acres.. 1 421 5 469 bushels.. 44 811 109 257 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 30 54 acres.. 913 1 118 pounds.. 2 315 590 2 614 286 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 63 65 acres.. 1 601 1 994 tons, dry.. 4 481 4 492 @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. .