1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 488 458 Land in farms ..................acres.. 129 460 111 315 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 237 355 168 240 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 077 654 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 309 32 531 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 209 193 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 402 394 acres.. 51 271 49 613 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 303 303 acres.. 21 851 22 447 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 25 acres.. 1 953 2 770 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 066 46 269 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 790 101 025 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 030 7 852 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 036 38 417 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 167 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 28 $100,000 or more .................... 85 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 916 36 800 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 231 80 349 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 211 218 Other ............................... 277 240 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 272 243 200 days or more ................... 199 168 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 337 301 number.. 23 082 21 370 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 267 number.. 13 157 11 471 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 14 number.. 15 720 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 334 300 number.. 12 821 8 977 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 53 number.. 1 347 4 984 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 59 number.. 3 443 7 927 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 32 16 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 21 number.. (D) 195 018 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 60 68 number.. 21 555 953 19 328 886 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 87 100 acres.. 4 323 3 752 bushels.. 388 890 346 415 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 8 acres.. 414 530 bushels.. 14 356 19 900 Cotton .......................farms.. 16 13 acres.. 2 653 1 972 bales.. 2 931 2 648 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 258 bushels.. (D) 6 996 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 57 93 acres.. 4 931 7 188 pounds.. 9 526 536 19 264 867 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 229 196 acres.. 9 310 7 610 tons, dry.. 29 299 20 460 @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.