1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAWRENCE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 287 915 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 970 173 468 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 395 196 954 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 578 1 076 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 178 33 901 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 463 288 50 to 179 acres ..................... 552 373 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 156 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 088 795 acres.. 139 264 121 151 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 755 605 acres.. 71 093 68 801 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 12 acres.. 1 095 1 004 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 910 56 398 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 090 61 637 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 893 17 500 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 017 38 898 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 526 265 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 237 179 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 188 153 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 152 131 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 38 $100,000 or more .................... 117 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 571 46 952 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 133 51 313 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 426 311 Other ............................... 861 604 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 825 601 200 days or more ................... 607 472 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 932 682 number.. 37 893 30 278 Beef cows ..................farms.. 833 628 number.. 21 009 16 096 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 25 number.. 596 851 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 909 656 number.. 18 711 14 240 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 47 number.. 1 782 5 812 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 45 number.. 1 999 11 351 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 7 number.. 201 106 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 75 67 number.. 22 908 527 16 657 713 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 77 96 acres.. 8 133 4 859 bushels.. 869 657 478 593 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 36 acres.. 2 341 2 157 bushels.. 139 097 95 839 Cotton .......................farms.. 43 80 acres.. 24 769 39 939 bales.. 26 808 54 780 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 59 64 acres.. 12 734 5 942 bushels.. 348 224 186 748 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 663 487 acres.. 22 701 16 771 tons, dry.. 42 406 31 486 @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.