1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HALL COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 666 689 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 065 53 944 Average size of farm .......acres.. 77 78 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 409 389 249 648 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 487 3 278 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 407 31 898 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 295 300 50 to 179 acres ..................... 246 238 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 466 482 acres.. 24 648 27 087 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 288 263 acres.. 7 827 7 381 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 22 acres.. 148 355 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 137 873 124 081 Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 017 180 089 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 230 778 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 136 644 123 303 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 215 223 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 37 $100,000 or more .................... 172 179 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 109 737 97 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 018 142 095 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 304 303 Other ............................... 362 386 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 376 374 200 days or more ................... 267 260 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 462 462 number.. 18 875 19 104 Beef cows ..................farms.. 393 392 number.. 9 575 8 123 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 24 number.. 1 554 2 186 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 430 426 number.. 8 146 9 504 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 14 number.. 1 210 615 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 10 number.. 1 916 389 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 83 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 61 75 number.. 1 373 149 2 933 278 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 114 121 number.. 44 321 204 31 895 439 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 13 acres.. 362 207 bushels.. 29 465 18 220 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (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 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 254 216 acres.. 7 114 5 998 tons, dry.. 17 743 13 866 @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.