1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GILMER COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 252 248 Land in farms ..................acres.. 25 376 27 498 Average size of farm .......acres.. 101 111 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 243 132 133 387 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 611 1 333 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 460 22 230 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 188 195 acres.. 9 652 8 291 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 107 138 acres.. 2 708 3 321 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. (D) 227 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 246 25 424 Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 611 102 515 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 711 1 139 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 535 24 285 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 13 $100,000 or more .................... 83 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 683 21 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 630 85 771 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 252 248 $1,000.. 6 123 1 566 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 297 6 313 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 140 128 Other ............................... 112 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 134 123 200 days or more ................... 97 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 148 number.. 5 567 5 351 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 127 number.. 2 830 2 765 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 773 453 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 150 142 number.. 3 040 3 005 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. 24 444 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 216 111 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 13 number.. 507 300 165 580 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 57 57 number.. 25 641 672 17 422 231 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 34 acres.. 359 652 bushels.. 29 028 52 556 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.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 70 81 acres.. 1 535 1 672 tons, dry.. 3 943 2 874 @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. .