1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 977 941 Land in farms ..................acres.. 165 565 167 832 Average size of farm .......acres.. 169 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 425 400 240 396 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 534 1 408 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 017 35 712 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 108 90 10 to 49 acres ...................... 339 321 50 to 179 acres ..................... 287 283 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 160 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 837 859 acres.. 117 013 120 586 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 669 743 acres.. 88 383 91 539 Irrigated land .................farms.. 83 120 acres.. 8 129 9 760 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 291 47 813 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 757 50 811 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 786 34 438 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 504 13 375 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 425 312 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 124 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 143 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 60 $100,000 or more .................... 93 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 077 40 479 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 186 43 017 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 412 445 Other ............................... 565 496 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 548 495 200 days or more ................... 397 356 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 483 444 number.. 33 078 31 358 Beef cows ..................farms.. 400 390 number.. 14 947 13 662 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 23 number.. 398 960 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 465 422 number.. 19 733 16 068 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 31 number.. 3 348 4 580 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 27 number.. 5 756 6 159 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 18 number.. 244 311 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 51 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 102 144 acres.. 8 588 12 800 bushels.. 838 687 1 364 257 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 84 acres.. 6 320 9 487 bushels.. 203 200 408 747 Cotton .......................farms.. 46 24 acres.. 13 040 6 044 bales.. 20 073 10 788 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 183 247 acres.. 36 081 45 486 bushels.. 901 131 1 446 378 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 299 273 acres.. 12 416 9 722 tons, dry.. 27 484 19 262 @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.