1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WORTH COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 454 478 Land in farms ..................acres.. 200 061 198 012 Average size of farm .......acres.. 441 414 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 375 525 307 442 Average per acre .........dollars.. 947 769 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 670 58 722 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 119 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 412 428 acres.. 126 311 119 485 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 354 393 acres.. 101 966 85 050 Irrigated land .................farms.. 117 103 acres.. 19 187 13 603 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 269 42 044 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 156 87 958 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 297 32 714 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 972 9 330 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 58 $100,000 or more .................... 142 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 799 32 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 082 67 766 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 454 477 $1,000.. 14 030 7 976 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 904 16 722 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 271 305 Other ............................... 183 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 197 213 200 days or more ................... 146 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 212 237 number.. 14 923 18 787 Beef cows ..................farms.. 190 209 number.. 6 725 8 813 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 15 number.. 1 000 1 264 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 234 number.. 8 207 9 780 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 99 number.. 8 393 20 117 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 103 number.. 17 827 30 520 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 20 number.. 320 506 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 182 223 acres.. 15 910 13 824 bushels.. 1 413 184 1 204 539 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 55 127 acres.. 6 398 8 442 bushels.. 278 027 274 052 Cotton .......................farms.. 74 46 acres.. 17 361 5 281 bales.. 30 945 6 809 Tobacco ......................farms.. 36 40 acres.. 917 606 pounds.. 2 055 973 1 297 871 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 84 141 acres.. 10 522 17 634 bushels.. 293 385 462 021 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 245 302 acres.. 42 593 32 420 pounds.. 126 197 554 80 491 100 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 71 89 acres.. 2 020 2 523 tons, dry.. 4 809 6 986 @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. .