1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHITFIELD COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 395 382 Land in farms ..................acres.. 38 691 43 163 Average size of farm .......acres.. 98 113 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 580 158 141 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 777 1 671 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 399 21 679 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 164 161 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 313 302 acres.. 21 063 22 876 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 213 233 acres.. 8 303 11 804 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. (D) 93 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 124 21 681 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 921 56 756 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 874 819 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 250 20 862 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 165 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 15 $100,000 or more .................... 50 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 907 19 333 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 649 50 610 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 395 382 $1,000.. 5 810 828 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 709 2 166 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 123 Other ............................... 262 259 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 250 200 days or more ................... 192 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 298 281 number.. 10 334 8 971 Beef cows ..................farms.. 269 237 number.. 5 385 4 279 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 18 number.. 380 532 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 268 265 number.. 4 952 4 809 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 23 number.. (D) 2 068 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 17 number.. 2 538 3 720 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 17 number.. (D) 87 364 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 32 33 number.. 11 326 783 7 377 197 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 43 acres.. 1 135 1 433 bushels.. 69 930 78 754 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 10 acres.. 0 424 bushels.. 0 13 146 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 21 acres.. 444 3 583 bushels.. 16 054 46 384 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 193 209 acres.. 6 194 6 387 tons, dry.. 11 927 9 952 @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. .