1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 303 345 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 360 24 239 Average size of farm .......acres.. 103 70 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 546 108 349 870 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 796 6 701 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 449 15 575 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 171 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 219 257 acres.. 8 834 9 998 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 156 166 acres.. 2 626 2 635 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 29 acres.. 130 68 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 611 12 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 021 36 538 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 477 3 931 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 135 8 675 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 6 $100,000 or more .................... 22 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 304 11 097 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 406 32 258 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 106 121 Other ............................... 197 224 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 205 200 days or more ................... 131 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 167 209 number.. 4 803 5 327 Beef cows ..................farms.. 153 182 number.. (D) 3 091 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) 18 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 154 186 number.. 2 176 2 735 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 11 number.. 22 79 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 50 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 1 number.. 22 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 25 number.. 1 967 683 5 508 476 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 10 acres.. 38 161 bushels.. 1 415 11 889 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 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 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 105 104 acres.. 2 383 2 168 tons, dry.. 5 260 4 711 @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.