1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 560 519 Land in farms ..................acres.. 124 260 104 364 Average size of farm .......acres.. 222 201 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 378 369 188 213 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 649 986 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 413 29 943 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 238 226 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 465 452 acres.. 61 970 59 477 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 314 332 acres.. 34 685 30 033 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 30 acres.. 890 964 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 419 17 862 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 677 34 416 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 374 10 294 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 045 7 568 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 15 $100,000 or more .................... 41 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 524 14 150 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 721 27 211 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 205 209 Other ............................... 355 310 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 335 324 200 days or more ................... 245 260 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 378 358 number.. 19 916 18 179 Beef cows ..................farms.. 329 318 number.. 9 849 8 980 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 27 number.. 895 1 501 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 375 340 number.. 8 988 8 200 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 9 number.. (D) 7 049 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 9 number.. (D) 11 293 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 5 number.. 194 96 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 51 acres.. 2 167 1 357 bushels.. 168 642 112 075 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 640 590 bushels.. 28 877 18 000 Cotton .......................farms.. 38 52 acres.. 19 393 18 561 bales.. 28 524 25 811 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 4 acres.. 1 371 469 bushels.. 34 056 13 080 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 228 212 acres.. 10 284 7 891 tons, dry.. 24 378 19 053 @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.