1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BARBOUR COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 417 421 Land in farms ..................acres.. 153 775 177 189 Average size of farm .......acres.. 369 421 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 308 079 327 882 Average per acre .........dollars.. 934 814 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 155 46 682 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 359 376 acres.. 63 408 80 496 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 269 305 acres.. 33 254 39 330 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 23 acres.. 1 386 2 742 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 261 31 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 180 75 285 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 564 21 103 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 697 10 592 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 32 $100,000 or more .................... 51 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 929 24 072 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 907 57 179 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 204 Other ............................... 250 217 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 240 200 days or more ................... 166 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 286 283 number.. 19 869 21 717 Beef cows ..................farms.. 263 264 number.. 11 300 12 059 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. 17 79 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 279 283 number.. 9 749 10 426 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 65 number.. 2 349 8 907 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 64 number.. 3 351 15 505 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 17 number.. 97 222 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 6 number.. 3 815 000 3 371 173 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 80 103 acres.. 3 192 4 476 bushels.. 276 702 332 652 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 5 acres.. 490 155 bushels.. 19 400 4 704 Cotton .......................farms.. 28 26 acres.. 8 292 5 953 bales.. 9 415 10 163 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 1 acres.. 428 (D) bushels.. 5 935 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 119 157 acres.. 12 766 21 994 pounds.. 24 938 870 55 376 360 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 161 154 acres.. 6 219 5 043 tons, dry.. 16 258 15 682 @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.