1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 177 177 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 903 48 022 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 886 251 103 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 403 705 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 892 25 146 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 149 159 acres.. 16 082 16 095 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 98 124 acres.. 4 613 6 013 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 96 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 150 2 634 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 149 14 879 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 247 520 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 903 2 113 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 1 $100,000 or more .................... 3 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 937 2 383 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 945 13 464 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 58 57 Other ............................... 119 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 113 119 200 days or more ................... 85 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 129 141 number.. 8 242 7 411 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 126 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 135 number.. 4 302 3 586 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 7 number.. 13 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 234 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 13 number.. (D) 135 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 12 acres.. 81 210 bushels.. 2 510 7 365 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 90 107 acres.. 4 252 5 490 tons, dry.. 10 544 10 067 @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.