1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENRY COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 334 357 Land in farms ..................acres.. 153 529 166 949 Average size of farm .......acres.. 460 468 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 441 914 342 843 Average per acre .........dollars.. 842 750 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 899 68 892 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 117 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 279 325 acres.. 89 537 103 808 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 212 274 acres.. 64 780 69 183 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 20 acres.. 3 457 2 958 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 199 41 172 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 435 115 328 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 238 36 337 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 962 4 835 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 35 $100,000 or more .................... 69 108 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 348 30 452 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 905 85 299 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 165 183 Other ............................... 169 174 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 172 200 days or more ................... 118 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 206 225 number.. 15 665 16 567 Beef cows ..................farms.. 193 205 number.. 8 619 9 624 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. 7 58 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 207 228 number.. 8 075 6 803 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 43 number.. 3 618 9 458 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 47 number.. 6 632 17 279 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. 21 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 65 116 acres.. 5 079 9 621 bushels.. 455 486 616 238 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 32 acres.. 1 595 2 327 bushels.. 49 007 83 391 Cotton .......................farms.. 75 42 acres.. 19 632 6 574 bales.. 17 091 9 642 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 6 acres.. 685 313 bushels.. 10 424 7 384 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 142 212 acres.. 31 794 42 857 pounds.. 61 017 548 106 357 425 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 92 92 acres.. 5 323 3 839 tons, dry.. 9 825 8 104 @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.