1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 261 255 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 243 128 357 Average size of farm .......acres.. 472 503 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 979 328 170 Average per acre .........dollars.. 795 587 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 458 38 671 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 90 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 232 218 acres.. 47 061 44 588 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 150 148 acres.. 13 899 12 339 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 10 acres.. (D) 647 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 520 8 963 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 137 35 149 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 509 1 006 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 011 7 957 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 13 $100,000 or more .................... 25 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 822 7 135 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 802 27 982 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 100 116 Other ............................... 161 139 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 137 200 days or more ................... 124 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 171 189 number.. 14 890 16 244 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 163 number.. 8 313 8 756 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 23 416 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 186 number.. 7 726 8 410 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 19 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 11 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 19 number.. 16 364 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 40 acres.. 1 599 1 997 bushels.. 135 992 139 797 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 7 acres.. 1 418 289 bushels.. 38 720 6 805 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 405 bales.. (D) 659 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 9 acres.. 2 360 1 582 bushels.. 46 900 39 119 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 4 6 pounds.. 5 956 5 300 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 117 108 acres.. 8 374 7 790 tons, dry.. 17 737 15 140 @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.