1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FANNIN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 151 176 Land in farms ..................acres.. 15 052 15 577 Average size of farm .......acres.. 100 89 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 802 185 608 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 284 2 153 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 950 24 482 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 118 144 acres.. 5 727 6 320 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 84 113 acres.. 2 911 2 453 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 221 135 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 022 7 442 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 368 42 282 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 392 950 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 630 6 492 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 5 $100,000 or more .................... 15 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 908 6 600 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 372 37 499 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 61 72 Other ............................... 90 104 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 80 96 200 days or more ................... 66 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 110 121 number.. 3 633 3 663 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 115 number.. 2 039 1 865 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 237 171 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 102 117 number.. 1 809 1 739 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) 93 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 85 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. 181 702 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 3 118 751 3 445 348 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 15 acres.. 159 122 bushels.. 11 995 7 185 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (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.. 69 85 acres.. 2 406 1 848 tons, dry.. 5 902 3 825 @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.