1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GENEVA COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 872 806 Land in farms ..................acres.. 206 615 195 536 Average size of farm .......acres.. 237 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 870 204 218 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 221 821 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 219 41 307 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 189 164 50 to 179 acres ..................... 342 318 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 172 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 723 704 acres.. 119 592 120 851 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 546 571 acres.. 73 016 68 818 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 46 acres.. 2 019 2 503 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 108 157 80 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 033 99 611 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 056 27 267 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 80 100 53 020 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 264 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 78 $100,000 or more .................... 188 189 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 89 190 62 816 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 399 77 935 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 452 465 Other ............................... 420 341 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 441 387 200 days or more ................... 289 276 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 487 470 number.. 35 213 29 267 Beef cows ..................farms.. 445 423 number.. 18 425 14 754 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 9 number.. 1 099 1 085 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 481 459 number.. 16 719 13 218 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 98 number.. 2 555 8 889 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 99 number.. 5 607 12 058 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 53 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 37 number.. 365 591 357 729 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 84 91 number.. 32 228 004 30 909 988 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 172 275 acres.. 8 128 15 233 bushels.. 679 158 1 127 156 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 30 acres.. 970 1 343 bushels.. 26 287 49 257 Cotton .......................farms.. 125 43 acres.. 19 106 5 597 bales.. 19 240 8 647 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 70 57 acres.. 4 374 3 727 bushels.. 79 739 101 522 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 254 377 acres.. 25 854 31 210 pounds.. 52 258 640 72 725 591 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 300 248 acres.. 8 861 7 369 tons, dry.. 22 473 14 958 @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.