1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARKE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 248 213 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 436 61 426 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 185 640 235 348 Average per acre .........dollars.. 910 716 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 733 14 065 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 103 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 205 181 acres.. 16 827 17 250 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 140 122 acres.. 6 204 4 645 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 1 acres.. 6 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 998 1 654 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 055 7 763 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 647 279 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 351 1 375 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 0 $100,000 or more .................... 3 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 886 1 784 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 603 8 374 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 62 60 Other ............................... 186 153 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 175 151 200 days or more ................... 142 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 165 156 number.. 7 266 7 186 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 142 number.. 4 330 4 556 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. 18 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 148 number.. 3 408 3 329 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 14 number.. 504 777 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 11 number.. 553 1 693 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 8 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 26 acres.. 358 822 bushels.. 29 621 57 506 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 121 97 acres.. 5 000 3 668 tons, dry.. 12 957 8 259 @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.