1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RABUN COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 131 151 Land in farms ..................acres.. 12 733 14 377 Average size of farm .......acres.. 97 95 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 260 592 229 393 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 101 2 351 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 609 16 804 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 13 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 0 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 121 137 acres.. 6 865 5 332 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 96 112 acres.. 3 625 2 658 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 8 acres.. 1 696 628 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 734 5 415 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 307 35 861 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 204 1 652 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 530 3 763 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 6 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 7 $100,000 or more .................... 16 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 697 4 774 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 885 31 825 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 132 150 $1,000.. 784 462 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 943 3 078 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 53 55 Other ............................... 78 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 85 90 200 days or more ................... 51 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 90 107 number.. 2 255 2 613 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 88 number.. 1 294 1 515 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 49 23 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 85 95 number.. 1 299 1 453 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 10 number.. 43 52 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 7 number.. (D) 127 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 14 number.. 3 833 000 2 744 522 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 26 acres.. 96 148 bushels.. 10 701 13 358 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.. 67 85 acres.. 920 1 310 tons, dry.. 1 960 2 197 @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. .