1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHEROKEE COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 493 473 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 167 33 641 Average size of farm .......acres.. 65 71 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 623 323 186 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 898 4 023 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 977 17 900 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 248 228 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 324 309 acres.. 12 947 14 087 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 191 174 acres.. 4 438 3 466 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 23 acres.. 124 234 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 634 47 013 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 819 99 392 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 843 3 610 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 791 43 403 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 165 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 12 $100,000 or more .................... 85 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 505 40 455 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 392 85 529 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 204 185 Other ............................... 289 288 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 278 293 200 days or more ................... 195 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 282 302 number.. 8 185 9 196 Beef cows ..................farms.. 250 259 number.. 4 169 4 791 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 200 398 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 283 280 number.. 4 196 4 177 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 18 551 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. 50 100 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 23 number.. (D) 401 374 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 73 85 number.. 20 758 494 19 413 648 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 7 acres.. (D) 71 bushels.. (D) 5 255 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 140 124 acres.. 3 831 2 797 tons, dry.. 7 631 5 184 @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.