1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 557 488 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 542 138 135 Average size of farm .......acres.. 207 283 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 717 303 962 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 464 1 069 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 687 32 374 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 181 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 193 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 469 432 acres.. 69 533 87 663 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 321 326 acres.. 42 699 53 595 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 17 acres.. 2 282 3 797 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 590 27 504 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 509 56 360 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 780 13 175 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 809 14 329 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 223 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 9 $100,000 or more .................... 52 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 857 22 238 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 131 45 570 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 176 200 Other ............................... 381 288 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 361 279 200 days or more ................... 275 212 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 376 357 number.. 17 905 15 904 Beef cows ..................farms.. 338 341 number.. 9 576 8 774 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. 11 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 365 348 number.. 8 113 7 286 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 19 number.. 1 079 4 571 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 21 number.. (D) 10 602 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 7 number.. 75 132 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 16 number.. (D) 72 487 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 26 19 number.. 9 094 226 7 245 551 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 68 acres.. 4 712 4 420 bushels.. 465 878 471 177 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 15 acres.. 105 2 245 bushels.. 4 025 95 212 Cotton .......................farms.. 32 68 acres.. 25 509 33 801 bales.. 27 733 38 029 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 29 acres.. 3 401 4 314 bushels.. 94 080 134 474 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 257 241 acres.. 9 048 9 906 tons, dry.. 19 168 15 568 @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.