1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 380 362 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 056 85 872 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 256 339 202 922 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 121 832 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 737 47 066 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 148 141 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 326 337 acres.. 52 386 55 162 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 244 279 acres.. 38 063 40 945 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 14 acres.. 924 989 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 348 15 052 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 285 41 581 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 741 11 955 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 608 3 097 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 25 $100,000 or more .................... 42 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 803 11 653 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 323 32 190 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 153 177 Other ............................... 227 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 213 177 200 days or more ................... 155 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 215 212 number.. 12 727 12 003 Beef cows ..................farms.. 180 181 number.. (D) 6 376 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 14 number.. (D) 398 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 211 214 number.. 7 007 6 143 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 15 number.. 965 543 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 14 number.. 795 926 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 5 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 110 acres.. 4 552 7 882 bushels.. 490 315 754 528 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 30 acres.. 3 380 2 490 bushels.. 171 095 121 701 Cotton .......................farms.. 75 70 acres.. 21 522 16 580 bales.. 33 372 25 590 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 69 83 acres.. 5 981 10 088 bushels.. 154 232 340 740 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 5 12 acres.. 589 367 pounds.. 1 369 850 614 700 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 113 133 acres.. 4 423 4 423 tons, dry.. 9 806 10 458 @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.