1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COVINGTON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 899 831 Land in farms ..................acres.. 180 056 166 490 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 114 154 272 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 342 801 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 207 28 731 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 212 194 50 to 179 acres ..................... 409 364 180 to 499 acres .................... 189 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 730 734 acres.. 80 503 87 932 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 495 576 acres.. 43 407 36 545 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 24 acres.. (D) 2 330 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 735 44 891 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 120 54 020 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 553 16 735 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 182 28 156 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 357 212 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 134 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 132 150 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 40 $100,000 or more .................... 116 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 937 36 467 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 950 43 831 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 350 397 Other ............................... 549 434 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 524 415 200 days or more ................... 362 284 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 579 557 number.. 33 414 31 167 Beef cows ..................farms.. 502 499 number.. 17 096 15 958 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 13 number.. 495 743 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 575 549 number.. 17 582 15 919 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 79 number.. 1 533 5 412 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 79 number.. 2 098 8 934 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 170 111 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 36 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 54 47 number.. 19 296 380 13 171 213 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 100 172 acres.. 2 393 4 371 bushels.. 203 946 307 658 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 13 acres.. 999 674 bushels.. 38 442 26 086 Cotton .......................farms.. 66 38 acres.. 14 192 6 109 bales.. 20 276 9 283 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 30 acres.. 1 714 1 266 bushels.. 41 549 34 655 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 117 168 acres.. 9 457 11 728 pounds.. 23 584 138 31 453 405 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 316 298 acres.. 10 862 7 364 tons, dry.. 30 401 21 764 @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.