1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHITE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 297 304 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 127 23 038 Average size of farm .......acres.. 81 76 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 097 166 095 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 581 2 270 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 881 20 045 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 99 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 209 220 acres.. 9 982 9 865 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 135 134 acres.. 3 792 4 194 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. (D) 32 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 717 37 826 Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 928 124 429 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 136 237 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 581 37 589 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 16 $100,000 or more .................... 99 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 915 29 172 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 025 95 959 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 297 304 $1,000.. 5 033 4 872 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 945 16 025 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 137 Other ............................... 153 167 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 170 179 200 days or more ................... 119 134 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 195 number.. 7 961 5 413 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 170 number.. 3 671 2 899 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 9 number.. 611 73 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 191 188 number.. 3 359 3 777 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 13 number.. (D) 11 378 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 12 number.. (D) 19 654 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 42 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 29 number.. 667 683 823 432 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 81 87 number.. 22 572 526 19 346 411 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 35 acres.. 410 1 198 bushels.. 44 699 56 535 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 111 108 acres.. 2 663 2 824 tons, dry.. 5 604 4 496 @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. .