1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COFFEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 788 760 Land in farms ..................acres.. 186 981 175 209 Average size of farm .......acres.. 237 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 153 197 638 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 319 865 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 241 36 791 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 161 144 50 to 179 acres ..................... 294 291 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 181 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 622 640 acres.. 95 383 95 172 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 470 528 acres.. 57 808 52 177 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 29 acres.. 1 762 1 871 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 136 282 94 608 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 947 124 484 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 013 23 803 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 118 269 70 805 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 219 150 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 69 $100,000 or more .................... 164 192 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 109 337 75 760 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 928 99 685 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 374 354 Other ............................... 414 406 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 422 406 200 days or more ................... 329 312 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 458 425 number.. 28 887 25 751 Beef cows ..................farms.. 416 370 number.. 15 786 13 364 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 19 number.. 709 769 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 460 420 number.. 13 589 9 966 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 80 number.. 4 248 7 530 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 79 number.. 7 165 10 157 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 90 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 32 number.. (D) 457 678 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 114 117 number.. 48 614 331 37 163 342 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 137 199 acres.. 5 786 9 138 bushels.. 499 387 735 174 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 33 acres.. 564 1 691 bushels.. 22 629 69 874 Cotton .......................farms.. 114 28 acres.. 17 177 3 565 bales.. 14 158 4 811 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 6 acres.. 1 891 426 bushels.. 22 096 15 400 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 216 299 acres.. 22 323 27 940 pounds.. 40 218 323 70 012 664 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 276 276 acres.. 8 240 7 227 tons, dry.. 21 326 18 578 @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.