1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOUSTON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 690 753 Land in farms ..................acres.. 198 215 191 810 Average size of farm .......acres.. 287 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 525 266 062 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 145 1 087 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 377 53 910 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 176 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 223 267 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 180 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 600 694 acres.. 137 415 134 033 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 501 602 acres.. 103 444 91 289 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 63 acres.. 9 896 7 731 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 290 56 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 579 75 118 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 217 37 938 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 072 18 626 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 169 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 87 $100,000 or more .................... 110 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 778 44 453 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 796 59 114 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 329 405 Other ............................... 361 348 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 348 356 200 days or more ................... 255 265 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 437 417 number.. 31 707 28 245 Beef cows ..................farms.. 399 380 number.. 17 053 14 459 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. 694 831 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 429 399 number.. 14 406 11 145 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 79 number.. 2 128 9 591 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 82 number.. 3 268 14 888 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 18 number.. 109 487 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 820 000 1 130 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 170 284 acres.. 9 265 19 484 bushels.. 884 403 1 547 077 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 60 48 acres.. 4 935 3 854 bushels.. 147 281 156 835 Cotton .......................farms.. 128 31 acres.. 27 910 3 568 bales.. 25 404 4 122 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 102 112 acres.. 7 607 8 283 bushels.. 136 555 238 932 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 297 427 acres.. 39 899 44 735 pounds.. 79 295 661 106 370 009 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 165 acres.. 10 738 5 501 tons, dry.. 23 049 13 053 @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.