1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILCOX COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 292 274 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 516 114 903 Average size of farm .......acres.. 396 419 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 273 399 282 230 Average per acre .........dollars.. 759 709 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 517 47 744 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 262 254 acres.. 73 675 71 452 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 235 227 acres.. 49 359 45 971 Irrigated land .................farms.. 78 83 acres.. 12 286 12 855 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 598 18 921 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 664 69 054 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 300 15 894 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 298 3 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 34 $100,000 or more .................... 75 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 382 14 787 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 377 53 969 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 292 274 $1,000.. 5 019 4 955 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 190 18 086 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 160 Other ............................... 129 114 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 133 131 200 days or more ................... 92 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 162 153 number.. 11 028 8 969 Beef cows ..................farms.. 147 130 number.. 5 765 4 713 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. 382 486 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 147 number.. 4 777 4 281 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 53 number.. 4 814 5 681 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 50 number.. 8 582 9 603 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 11 number.. (D) 255 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 90 106 acres.. 6 883 4 966 bushels.. 644 875 395 622 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 80 acres.. 3 859 5 910 bushels.. 132 952 212 277 Cotton .......................farms.. 65 70 acres.. 7 345 6 479 bales.. 11 054 7 120 Tobacco ......................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 77 84 pounds.. 164 857 179 866 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 34 58 acres.. 2 939 6 696 bushels.. 86 714 146 467 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 165 163 acres.. 20 208 15 023 pounds.. 52 629 955 38 820 667 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 90 85 acres.. 3 017 2 834 tons, dry.. 7 253 6 905 @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. .