1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HABERSHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 455 452 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 074 39 886 Average size of farm .......acres.. 79 88 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 332 446 188 321 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 383 2 060 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 515 46 824 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 198 197 50 to 179 acres ..................... 151 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 296 304 acres.. 15 322 15 102 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 175 197 acres.. 5 024 5 432 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 6 acres.. 57 198 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 808 73 646 Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 775 162 934 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 573 1 017 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 91 235 72 629 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 112 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 33 $100,000 or more .................... 178 179 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 065 64 965 Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 821 143 729 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 457 452 $1,000.. 12 316 7 457 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 950 16 498 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 221 Other ............................... 204 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 212 247 200 days or more ................... 156 181 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 266 261 number.. 12 448 9 684 Beef cows ..................farms.. 237 227 number.. 6 415 5 260 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 201 107 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 255 number.. 7 692 7 471 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 16 number.. 7 177 8 597 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 9 number.. 16 862 14 607 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 51 number.. (D) 659 990 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 158 159 number.. 52 023 433 43 970 503 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 15 acres.. 61 100 bushels.. 6 345 5 615 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 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 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 147 164 acres.. 4 282 4 429 tons, dry.. 9 168 9 798 @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. .