1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 904 774 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 970 85 821 Average size of farm .......acres.. 105 111 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 193 134 955 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 253 1 463 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 942 19 664 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 357 308 50 to 179 acres ..................... 336 290 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 734 666 acres.. 47 448 48 161 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 513 465 acres.. 22 028 19 041 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 21 acres.. 322 242 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 944 32 628 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 779 42 155 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 399 3 100 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 546 29 528 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 394 303 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 147 147 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 134 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 11 $100,000 or more .................... 85 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 219 27 613 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 969 35 676 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 288 262 Other ............................... 616 512 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 600 484 200 days or more ................... 440 350 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 666 578 number.. 24 613 22 270 Beef cows ..................farms.. 578 534 number.. 12 398 11 708 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 17 number.. 724 853 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 627 542 number.. 12 701 8 974 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 21 number.. 856 1 111 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 20 number.. 1 726 3 399 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 11 number.. 166 127 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 24 number.. 83 045 26 144 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 70 64 number.. 24 063 016 18 012 245 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 67 acres.. 1 618 2 430 bushels.. 137 765 224 955 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 202 205 bushels.. 5 880 8 907 Cotton .......................farms.. 18 22 acres.. 3 072 2 306 bales.. 3 478 2 924 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 36 acres.. 2 528 3 294 bushels.. 61 977 88 955 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 429 377 acres.. 13 822 10 161 tons, dry.. 30 468 22 014 @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.