1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GILMER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 267 252 Land in farms ..................acres.. 23 053 25 376 Average size of farm .......acres.. 86 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 329 378 243 132 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 745 2 611 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 020 30 460 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 100 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 179 188 acres.. 8 942 9 652 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 119 107 acres.. 3 666 2 708 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 4 acres.. 242 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 159 43 246 Average per farm .........dollars.. 288 985 171 611 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 252 1 711 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 907 41 535 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 17 $100,000 or more .................... 108 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 767 34 683 Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 337 137 630 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 140 Other ............................... 111 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 128 134 200 days or more ................... 100 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 144 156 number.. 5 566 5 567 Beef cows ..................farms.. 123 138 number.. 2 682 2 830 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. 939 773 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 150 number.. 2 624 3 040 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 6 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 6 number.. (D) 24 444 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 34 216 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 28 number.. 663 005 507 300 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 73 57 number.. 36 048 931 25 641 672 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 23 acres.. 446 359 bushels.. 29 010 29 028 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 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 84 70 acres.. 2 607 1 535 tons, dry.. 7 732 3 943 @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.