1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAMAR COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 387 299 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 351 56 102 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 283 157 354 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 236 821 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 147 25 857 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 129 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 332 260 acres.. 27 103 24 782 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 261 235 acres.. 12 414 11 572 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 4 acres.. 1 107 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 389 4 615 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 926 15 434 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 076 1 098 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 313 3 517 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 194 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 6 $100,000 or more .................... 11 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 928 3 963 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 735 13 254 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 114 96 Other ............................... 273 203 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 259 194 200 days or more ................... 191 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 262 215 number.. 9 666 7 495 Beef cows ..................farms.. 229 191 number.. 5 110 3 867 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 570 475 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 242 213 number.. 4 355 3 646 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 20 number.. 278 2 598 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 17 number.. 303 4 221 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 10 number.. 250 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 964 000 570 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 66 86 acres.. 1 803 2 993 bushels.. 102 559 229 834 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 333 461 bushels.. 12 100 20 965 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 155 (D) bales.. 266 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 12 acres.. 2 352 2 057 bushels.. 49 027 51 706 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 180 acres.. 7 794 5 200 tons, dry.. 17 477 9 835 @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.