1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 411 382 Land in farms ..................acres.. 157 743 167 583 Average size of farm .......acres.. 384 439 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 555 284 308 Average per acre .........dollars.. 947 688 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 503 34 226 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 312 302 acres.. 53 903 58 923 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 210 237 acres.. 22 644 28 695 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 4 acres.. 444 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 222 25 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 399 67 266 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 026 3 340 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 195 22 356 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 31 $100,000 or more .................... 67 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 342 20 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 659 52 538 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 164 174 Other ............................... 247 208 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 237 205 200 days or more ................... 184 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 276 number.. 24 259 30 996 Beef cows ..................farms.. 242 240 number.. 13 870 14 475 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 22 number.. 731 1 835 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 281 268 number.. 13 937 14 989 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 18 number.. (D) 938 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 1 915 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 19 number.. 102 546 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 52 acres.. 1 153 2 559 bushels.. 92 212 227 271 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 22 acres.. 2 656 3 662 bushels.. 101 319 129 905 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 1 763 bales.. (D) 2 160 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 33 acres.. 7 195 8 737 bushels.. 144 502 281 036 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 3 pounds.. 0 2 400 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 176 196 acres.. 11 646 13 630 tons, dry.. 26 405 27 200 @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.