1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FANNIN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 176 196 Land in farms ..................acres.. 15 577 19 413 Average size of farm .......acres.. 89 99 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 185 608 128 617 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 153 1 298 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 482 13 406 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 19 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 144 174 acres.. 6 320 6 786 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 113 143 acres.. 2 453 3 050 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 135 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 442 1 732 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 282 8 837 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 950 717 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 492 1 015 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 2 $100,000 or more .................... 13 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 600 1 364 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 499 6 960 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 176 196 $1,000.. 786 1 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 464 7 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 72 80 Other ............................... 104 116 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 96 115 200 days or more ................... 66 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 121 147 number.. 3 663 3 588 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 119 number.. 1 865 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 171 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 117 130 number.. 1 739 1 663 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 10 number.. 93 278 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. (D) 491 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 0 number.. 3 445 348 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 31 acres.. 122 242 bushels.. 7 185 12 295 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 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 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.. 85 122 acres.. 1 848 2 501 tons, dry.. 3 825 4 412 @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. .