1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 355 1 143 Land in farms ..................acres.. 211 586 201 892 Average size of farm .......acres.. 156 177 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 531 188 317 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 431 1 047 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 252 23 488 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 465 347 50 to 179 acres ..................... 539 500 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 144 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 144 971 acres.. 133 791 126 662 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 796 725 acres.. 71 037 68 288 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 18 acres.. 250 808 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 079 26 900 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 461 23 534 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 138 14 140 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 941 12 760 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 546 374 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 304 247 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 227 214 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 39 $100,000 or more .................... 74 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 898 22 386 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 362 19 585 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 420 384 Other ............................... 935 759 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 881 714 200 days or more ................... 654 536 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 005 869 number.. 40 213 39 858 Beef cows ..................farms.. 879 798 number.. 21 612 21 166 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 25 number.. 596 625 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 993 841 number.. 20 039 17 734 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 57 number.. 2 492 8 675 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 52 number.. 4 229 11 501 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 20 number.. 526 898 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 38 number.. (D) 1 237 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 10 number.. 2 701 110 2 482 507 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 128 172 acres.. 7 097 6 990 bushels.. 531 900 653 177 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 44 64 acres.. 5 314 3 820 bushels.. 225 214 143 161 Cotton .......................farms.. 72 92 acres.. 22 968 29 001 bales.. 25 682 34 865 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 79 73 acres.. 11 994 6 398 bushels.. 301 708 194 019 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 3 9 pounds.. 738 4 220 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 689 584 acres.. 26 092 21 971 tons, dry.. 47 078 38 498 @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.