1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 397 370 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 249 68 478 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 326 144 690 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 245 775 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 884 26 312 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 177 167 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 323 290 acres.. 31 581 28 707 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 216 183 acres.. 8 394 5 346 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 13 acres.. 12 56 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 729 22 012 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 290 59 493 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 416 330 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 314 21 683 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 15 $100,000 or more .................... 44 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 321 18 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 186 49 216 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 144 Other ............................... 230 226 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 237 214 200 days or more ................... 178 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 329 320 number.. 19 587 16 811 Beef cows ..................farms.. 291 299 number.. 11 098 9 911 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. 206 392 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 325 315 number.. 9 004 8 516 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 7 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) 2 444 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 43 111 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 21 number.. 210 530 793 607 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 29 29 number.. 8 753 648 6 504 040 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 15 acres.. 165 205 bushels.. 14 215 9 060 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 150 acres.. 7 846 4 840 tons, dry.. 18 218 10 578 @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.