1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLEBURNE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 340 338 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 782 47 200 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 260 798 190 805 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 485 1 248 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 634 22 325 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 273 245 acres.. 20 531 19 465 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 191 148 acres.. 6 960 6 595 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 854 34 360 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 864 101 656 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 655 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 199 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 15 $100,000 or more .................... 66 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 287 27 908 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 042 82 569 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 170 Other ............................... 177 168 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 190 188 200 days or more ................... 141 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 258 257 number.. 12 035 10 844 Beef cows ..................farms.. 242 236 number.. 7 099 6 139 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. 13 120 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 254 253 number.. 6 006 4 759 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 14 number.. 2 331 2 064 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 14 number.. 2 636 3 909 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 21 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 17 number.. (D) 297 023 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 55 65 number.. 17 295 576 16 497 148 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 26 acres.. 922 1 067 bushels.. 56 243 90 660 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 926 bushels.. (D) 25 550 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 172 127 acres.. 5 253 4 215 tons, dry.. 10 237 6 333 @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.