1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 257 296 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 651 55 316 Average size of farm .......acres.. 205 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 635 159 054 Average per acre .........dollars.. 905 734 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 186 19 734 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 115 145 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 221 279 acres.. 24 332 25 211 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 165 212 acres.. 8 268 10 295 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 7 7 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 420 5 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 197 17 912 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 401 459 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 018 4 843 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 6 $100,000 or more .................... 8 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 132 4 083 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 187 13 794 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 257 296 $1,000.. 461 907 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 795 3 063 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 95 92 Other ............................... 162 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 160 199 200 days or more ................... 123 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 212 217 number.. 10 605 8 201 Beef cows ..................farms.. 190 190 number.. 5 230 4 352 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 12 number.. 369 510 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 209 213 number.. 5 816 5 553 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 24 number.. (D) 2 350 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 16 number.. (D) 3 116 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 3 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 15 number.. (D) 259 616 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 553 433 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 43 acres.. 1 182 1 360 bushels.. 127 004 77 801 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 8 acres.. 145 143 bushels.. 5 350 3 500 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 27 acres.. 596 2 210 bushels.. 18 220 28 038 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 145 177 acres.. 6 447 5 847 tons, dry.. 9 818 7 282 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .