1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CONECUH COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 366 326 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 276 82 466 Average size of farm .......acres.. 241 253 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 256 937 265 524 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 008 1 006 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 871 23 158 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 138 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 307 287 acres.. 32 646 35 924 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 222 234 acres.. 12 931 15 403 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 59 26 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 709 6 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 599 20 362 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 018 2 713 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 691 3 925 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 10 $100,000 or more .................... 13 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 839 5 534 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 998 16 975 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 117 110 Other ............................... 249 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 218 199 200 days or more ................... 160 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 243 233 number.. 16 619 15 112 Beef cows ..................farms.. 211 216 number.. (D) 8 312 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 11 number.. (D) 337 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 240 224 number.. 8 725 7 512 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 21 number.. 150 1 070 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 18 number.. 142 1 534 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 346 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 16 number.. (D) 414 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 78 88 acres.. 3 024 3 854 bushels.. 238 376 307 284 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 4 acres.. 532 585 bushels.. 20 380 12 300 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 1 260 2 134 bales.. 1 585 3 055 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 6 acres.. 899 719 bushels.. 17 007 18 167 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 13 23 acres.. 897 1 815 pounds.. 1 779 656 3 835 885 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 165 162 acres.. 6 463 6 110 tons, dry.. 19 035 14 730 @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.