1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 99 121 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 838 43 223 Average size of farm .......acres.. 322 357 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 523 202 242 Average per acre .........dollars.. 467 566 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 182 18 748 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 86 115 acres.. 8 570 10 740 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 68 86 acres.. 3 329 4 397 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 47 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 224 1 442 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 364 11 915 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 650 495 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 574 947 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 6 $100,000 or more .................... 0 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 858 1 519 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 577 12 658 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 100 120 $1,000.. 220 - 334 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 203 - 2 786 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 42 35 Other ............................... 57 86 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 50 80 200 days or more ................... 34 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 59 72 number.. 3 042 2 850 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 66 number.. (D) 1 602 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 9 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 58 67 number.. 1 192 1 327 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 26 number.. 722 1 549 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 25 number.. 1 129 2 020 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 45 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 12 number.. 749 571 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 29 acres.. 656 552 bushels.. 43 491 21 821 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 16 acres.. 242 720 bushels.. 10 600 20 412 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 10 acres.. (D) 520 bushels.. (D) 5 220 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 6 12 acres.. 222 415 pounds.. 712 150 850 900 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 41 49 acres.. 1 868 2 055 tons, dry.. 4 701 6 029 @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. .