1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAYETTE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 305 299 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 974 64 755 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 942 175 447 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 039 634 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 078 24 282 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 137 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 256 264 acres.. 25 537 30 808 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 202 218 acres.. 12 734 14 473 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 149 6 588 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 719 22 035 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 942 1 963 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 207 4 626 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 12 $100,000 or more .................... 17 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 358 5 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 403 17 060 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 100 83 Other ............................... 205 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 208 204 200 days or more ................... 145 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 192 201 number.. 9 194 9 514 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 176 number.. 4 170 4 471 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 12 number.. 1 142 725 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 186 number.. 3 335 3 926 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 11 number.. (D) 1 586 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 11 number.. (D) 3 778 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 176 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 1 966 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 85 acres.. 2 549 4 241 bushels.. 175 815 361 782 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 12 acres.. 2 420 2 244 bales.. 2 369 1 870 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 14 acres.. 1 562 1 500 bushels.. 34 794 46 843 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 4 pounds.. (D) 6 818 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 161 153 acres.. 5 642 6 038 tons, dry.. 15 139 11 357 @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.