1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILKES COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 319 331 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 078 104 171 Average size of farm .......acres.. 292 315 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 742 194 827 Average per acre .........dollars.. 870 548 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 518 26 554 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 279 296 acres.. 36 874 36 460 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 204 226 acres.. 12 580 11 205 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 11 57 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 306 16 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 980 48 389 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 234 1 154 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 071 14 862 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 9 $100,000 or more .................... 24 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 638 13 620 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 753 41 274 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 319 330 $1,000.. 1 048 1 504 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 286 4 557 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 114 111 Other ............................... 205 220 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 212 200 days or more ................... 132 160 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 276 286 number.. 19 486 21 384 Beef cows ..................farms.. 259 261 number.. 10 125 11 319 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 24 number.. 2 160 2 363 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 270 288 number.. 8 962 10 665 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 21 number.. (D) 11 527 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 19 number.. (D) 34 216 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 62 47 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 1 392 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 12 acres.. (D) 38 bushels.. (D) 727 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 7 acres.. 512 565 bushels.. 20 210 21 810 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.. 191 203 acres.. 11 524 9 267 tons, dry.. 27 946 16 494 @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. .