1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RABUN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 122 131 Land in farms ..................acres.. 10 865 12 733 Average size of farm .......acres.. 89 97 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 715 260 592 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 198 3 101 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 510 25 609 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 5 10 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 113 121 acres.. 4 822 6 865 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 102 96 acres.. 2 678 3 625 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 8 acres.. 431 1 696 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 995 9 734 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 515 74 307 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 343 4 204 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 652 5 530 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 5 $100,000 or more .................... 18 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 874 8 697 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 130 65 885 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 51 53 Other ............................... 71 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 62 85 200 days or more ................... 38 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 76 90 number.. 2 501 2 255 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 81 number.. (D) 1 294 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 49 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 68 85 number.. 1 735 1 299 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 5 number.. 17 43 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 6 number.. 125 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 14 number.. 5 217 122 3 833 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 16 acres.. 47 96 bushels.. 2 160 10 701 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 67 acres.. 1 754 920 tons, dry.. 3 001 1 960 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.