1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HABERSHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 407 455 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 278 36 074 Average size of farm .......acres.. 77 79 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 617 332 446 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 146 4 383 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 750 28 515 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 186 198 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 151 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 273 296 acres.. 14 910 15 322 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 173 175 acres.. 6 252 5 024 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 11 acres.. 27 57 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 883 91 808 Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 810 201 775 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 867 573 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 113 016 91 235 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 25 $100,000 or more .................... 147 178 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 86 770 78 065 Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 194 170 821 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 208 251 Other ............................... 199 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 197 212 200 days or more ................... 148 156 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 246 266 number.. 11 056 12 448 Beef cows ..................farms.. 220 237 number.. (D) 6 415 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 201 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 237 252 number.. 5 955 7 692 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 11 number.. (D) 7 177 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 16 862 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 43 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 121 158 number.. 46 662 654 52 023 433 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 9 acres.. 498 61 bushels.. 42 828 6 345 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 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 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 147 acres.. 5 003 4 282 tons, dry.. 10 537 9 168 @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.