1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 278 257 Land in farms ..................acres.. 55 325 52 651 Average size of farm .......acres.. 199 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 273 158 157 635 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 419 905 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 637 16 186 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 111 115 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 235 221 acres.. 23 496 24 332 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 180 165 acres.. 10 802 8 268 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 7 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 882 4 420 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 561 17 197 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 801 401 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 081 4 018 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 10 $100,000 or more .................... 7 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 515 3 132 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 241 12 187 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 89 95 Other ............................... 189 162 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 192 160 200 days or more ................... 154 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 208 212 number.. 9 541 10 605 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 190 number.. 5 660 5 230 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 46 369 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 205 209 number.. 4 786 5 816 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 6 number.. 42 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 1 150 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 36 acres.. 1 805 1 182 bushels.. 126 879 127 004 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 3 acres.. 180 145 bushels.. 7 089 5 350 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 8 acres.. 768 596 bushels.. 15 967 18 220 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 164 145 acres.. 7 887 6 447 tons, dry.. 15 141 9 818 @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.