1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 AUTAUGA COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 348 322 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 785 107 259 Average size of farm .......acres.. 301 333 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 373 741 226 198 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 289 692 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 339 34 117 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 126 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 293 288 acres.. 46 415 57 941 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 210 222 acres.. 26 702 31 371 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 6 acres.. 252 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 174 14 164 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 108 43 987 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 932 8 322 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 241 5 842 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 16 $100,000 or more .................... 26 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 067 11 627 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 180 36 107 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 152 Other ............................... 181 170 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 191 184 200 days or more ................... 141 126 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 236 211 number.. 14 996 18 094 Beef cows ..................farms.. 210 194 number.. 8 219 9 745 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 4 number.. 72 103 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 228 207 number.. 7 618 7 482 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 14 number.. 3 768 9 585 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 11 number.. 5 796 15 701 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 12 number.. 376 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 44 acres.. 1 035 2 169 bushels.. 75 906 152 308 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 13 acres.. 1 340 2 028 bushels.. 50 360 56 396 Cotton .......................farms.. 29 38 acres.. 9 956 13 532 bales.. 13 374 17 508 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 5 acres.. 1 381 202 bushels.. 29 376 5 704 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 13 acres.. (D) 313 pounds.. (D) 819 830 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 149 acres.. 10 835 10 404 tons, dry.. 24 462 25 550 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.