1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHILTON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 663 637 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 746 99 466 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 853 166 530 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 596 1 171 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 553 24 180 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 201 167 50 to 179 acres ..................... 268 290 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 120 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 589 564 acres.. 44 194 46 557 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 434 446 acres.. 17 950 18 785 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 28 acres.. 528 287 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 449 12 048 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 252 18 914 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 882 7 854 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 567 4 194 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 279 239 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 22 $100,000 or more .................... 20 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 269 9 770 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 959 15 313 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 233 253 Other ............................... 430 384 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 424 384 200 days or more ................... 306 277 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 455 434 number.. 20 546 18 699 Beef cows ..................farms.. 404 405 number.. 11 361 10 386 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 17 number.. 32 215 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 435 429 number.. 9 184 8 703 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 24 number.. (D) 2 280 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 20 number.. (D) 6 238 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 64 49 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 19 number.. (D) 427 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 66 acres.. 774 951 bushels.. 41 671 42 664 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 1 acres.. 460 (D) bushels.. 18 620 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 1 561 bales.. (D) 1 863 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 3 acres.. 1 124 (D) bushels.. 17 392 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 302 288 acres.. 11 064 10 152 tons, dry.. 28 328 20 725 @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.