1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DALLAS COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 435 408 Land in farms ..................acres.. 248 674 233 422 Average size of farm .......acres.. 572 572 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 564 581 343 932 Average per acre .........dollars.. 969 627 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 553 44 597 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 350 353 acres.. 98 140 115 821 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 232 266 acres.. 44 832 56 996 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 13 acres.. 1 108 326 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 813 24 930 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 537 61 104 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 438 12 062 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 375 12 869 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 165 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 26 $100,000 or more .................... 50 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 082 20 280 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 063 49 705 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 187 218 Other ............................... 248 190 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 256 206 200 days or more ................... 179 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 272 301 number.. 28 524 32 854 Beef cows ..................farms.. 243 274 number.. 16 997 18 309 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 18 number.. 432 687 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 266 302 number.. 15 267 15 137 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 14 number.. 813 817 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 13 number.. (D) 2 559 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 28 number.. 198 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 48 acres.. 4 012 4 018 bushels.. 296 215 294 045 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 16 acres.. 2 848 4 096 bushels.. 110 452 162 689 Cotton .......................farms.. 26 51 acres.. 14 664 16 435 bales.. 17 873 20 452 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 30 acres.. 8 775 18 294 bushels.. 181 848 511 155 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 4 pounds.. 0 5 600 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 193 acres.. 12 952 14 186 tons, dry.. 31 525 36 732 @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.