1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BANKS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 446 469 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 447 49 397 Average size of farm .......acres.. 106 105 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 326 707 298 312 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 829 2 263 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 191 20 373 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 158 151 50 to 179 acres ..................... 189 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 318 356 acres.. 21 253 22 052 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 218 211 acres.. 5 706 5 355 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 8 89 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 103 426 60 864 Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 898 129 774 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 645 906 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 100 781 59 957 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 118 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 29 $100,000 or more .................... 147 146 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 80 560 49 833 Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 627 106 480 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 216 219 Other ............................... 230 250 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 253 200 days or more ................... 171 196 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 307 309 number.. 12 438 11 306 Beef cows ..................farms.. 272 281 number.. 7 631 6 322 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 13 number.. 73 193 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 289 296 number.. 6 216 4 802 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 20 number.. 10 410 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 9 number.. 17 650 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 102 96 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 64 57 number.. 1 429 562 1 043 324 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 109 120 number.. 43 554 651 35 463 284 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 15 acres.. 188 259 bushels.. 9 818 15 010 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 8 acres.. 145 220 bushels.. 5 020 6 657 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 136 bushels.. (D) 3 680 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 205 186 acres.. 5 161 4 439 tons, dry.. 13 263 10 157 @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.