1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLINCH COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 93 89 Land in farms ..................acres.. 16 166 13 563 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 152 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 355 532 163 407 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 045 888 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 017 24 665 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 70 64 acres.. 4 106 3 993 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 62 56 acres.. 2 257 1 639 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 3 acres.. 172 149 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 385 3 048 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 149 34 248 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 139 1 243 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 246 1 805 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 11 $100,000 or more .................... 11 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 111 2 099 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 455 23 587 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 32 33 Other ............................... 61 56 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 62 63 200 days or more ................... 52 29 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 38 41 number.. 1 020 1 222 Beef cows ..................farms.. 29 36 number.. (D) 719 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 30 37 number.. 447 829 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 805 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 1 364 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 33 35 acres.. 1 108 833 bushels.. 82 875 55 250 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 3 7 acres.. 121 146 pounds.. 280 208 288 000 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 13 11 acres.. 193 118 tons, dry.. 464 250 @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.