1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 833 767 Land in farms ..................acres.. 128 437 130 063 Average size of farm .......acres.. 154 170 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 097 172 005 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 167 1 080 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 625 20 991 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 190 154 50 to 179 acres ..................... 413 352 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 173 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 684 605 acres.. 60 777 62 131 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 447 455 acres.. 17 781 22 334 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 163 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 90 361 49 595 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 477 64 660 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 104 1 785 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 89 257 47 809 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 284 244 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 153 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 144 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 29 $100,000 or more .................... 125 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 023 41 405 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 462 53 983 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 307 306 Other ............................... 526 461 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 524 440 200 days or more ................... 391 338 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 641 582 number.. 30 497 26 018 Beef cows ..................farms.. 585 519 number.. 17 030 13 773 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 21 number.. 892 924 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 626 577 number.. 14 614 13 025 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 14 number.. (D) 871 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 16 number.. (D) 1 958 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 110 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 33 number.. 249 971 260 851 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 111 99 number.. 36 746 981 29 779 030 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 88 acres.. 1 219 3 825 bushels.. 65 602 331 726 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 471 bushels.. (D) 17 715 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 738 1 075 bales.. 703 1 253 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 23 acres.. 862 3 480 bushels.. 23 862 83 390 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 6 pounds.. 0 4 709 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 411 399 acres.. 14 241 12 985 tons, dry.. 29 672 22 149 @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.