1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 213 191 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 716 40 832 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 017 167 247 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 356 629 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 655 20 524 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 98 87 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 162 143 acres.. 15 416 11 573 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 93 98 acres.. 3 631 3 322 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 56 23 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 323 1 395 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 210 7 303 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 259 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 064 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 2 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 332 1 363 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 253 7 137 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 70 64 Other ............................... 143 127 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 128 200 days or more ................... 113 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 170 162 number.. 6 879 6 437 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 154 number.. 4 205 3 902 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 13 16 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 167 159 number.. 3 060 3 168 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 162 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 8 number.. 41 130 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 8 number.. 61 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 5 acres.. 114 16 bushels.. 6 053 745 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 78 81 acres.. 3 546 3 253 tons, dry.. 6 885 5 838 @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.