1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 426 387 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 333 35 748 Average size of farm .......acres.. 97 92 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 289 476 209 951 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 009 2 759 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 021 20 269 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 171 158 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 331 291 acres.. 19 046 18 657 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 209 208 acres.. 6 658 7 165 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 24 acres.. 125 143 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 049 4 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 673 12 478 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 111 1 621 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 937 3 208 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 211 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 2 $100,000 or more .................... 7 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 574 4 582 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 881 11 809 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 123 Other ............................... 295 264 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 268 252 200 days or more ................... 199 194 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 238 223 number.. 6 816 7 274 Beef cows ..................farms.. 210 206 number.. 3 795 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. 27 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 216 219 number.. 3 079 3 445 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 21 number.. 704 842 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 20 number.. 1 336 2 258 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 21 acres.. 37 136 bushels.. 1 990 7 023 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 168 158 acres.. 6 324 6 951 tons, dry.. 14 075 14 088 @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.