1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DE KALB COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 080 1 894 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 685 210 733 Average size of farm .......acres.. 108 111 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 221 160 163 268 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 973 1 399 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 464 24 429 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 101 114 10 to 49 acres ...................... 791 693 50 to 179 acres ..................... 885 801 180 to 499 acres .................... 243 229 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 753 1 639 acres.. 129 898 121 145 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 280 1 229 acres.. 63 271 60 846 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 24 acres.. 507 514 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 234 276 162 175 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 633 85 626 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 932 13 759 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 223 344 148 416 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 668 558 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 406 321 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 326 293 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 190 236 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 67 $100,000 or more .................... 344 356 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 193 223 130 124 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 806 68 703 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 805 854 Other ............................... 1 275 1 040 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 269 1 034 200 days or more ................... 952 764 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 584 1 378 number.. 62 392 55 871 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 434 1 269 number.. 36 118 31 409 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 45 number.. 817 1 800 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 532 1 324 number.. 29 403 24 840 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 94 number.. 25 807 44 732 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 93 number.. 58 186 78 629 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 17 number.. 129 205 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 87 95 number.. 1 625 201 1 358 051 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 278 270 number.. 89 407 118 79 349 113 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 196 296 acres.. 16 218 18 285 bushels.. 1 364 696 2 106 741 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 18 acres.. 693 1 493 bushels.. 27 897 45 913 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 431 bales.. (D) 387 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 127 130 acres.. 10 827 9 954 bushels.. 275 980 311 390 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 103 995 acres.. 33 145 26 024 tons, dry.. 77 611 53 829 @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.