1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HALL COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 689 821 Land in farms ..................acres.. 53 944 60 703 Average size of farm .......acres.. 78 74 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 648 194 056 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 278 2 249 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 898 31 649 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 97 10 to 49 acres ...................... 300 375 50 to 179 acres ..................... 238 272 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 482 565 acres.. 27 087 26 775 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 263 335 acres.. 7 381 8 023 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 11 acres.. 355 87 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 124 081 134 406 Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 089 163 710 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 778 474 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 123 303 133 931 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 223 256 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 139 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 56 $100,000 or more .................... 179 211 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 97 904 113 864 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 095 138 859 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 689 820 $1,000.. 22 215 17 166 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 242 20 934 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 379 Other ............................... 386 442 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 374 482 200 days or more ................... 260 345 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 462 555 number.. 19 104 19 367 Beef cows ..................farms.. 392 465 number.. 8 123 8 278 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 34 number.. 2 186 2 561 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 426 540 number.. 9 504 10 454 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 18 number.. 615 2 292 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 18 number.. 389 4 418 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 60 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 75 118 number.. 2 933 278 4 032 817 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 121 155 number.. 31 895 439 34 465 649 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 33 acres.. 207 412 bushels.. 18 220 24 261 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.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 216 294 acres.. 5 998 6 403 tons, dry.. 13 866 11 270 @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. .