1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 347 336 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 786 67 962 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 408 826 248 264 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 847 1 096 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 950 23 841 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 110 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 256 278 acres.. 21 912 26 380 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 176 204 acres.. 7 672 8 502 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 38 acres.. 725 408 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 857 10 756 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 226 32 013 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 165 7 929 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 693 2 827 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 134 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 14 $100,000 or more .................... 12 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 687 7 630 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 563 22 640 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 105 Other ............................... 237 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 229 219 200 days or more ................... 160 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 225 220 number.. 10 649 10 287 Beef cows ..................farms.. 204 205 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 216 210 number.. 5 317 4 185 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 14 number.. (D) 1 195 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) 1 851 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) 331 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 19 acres.. 152 641 bushels.. 6 850 43 442 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 167 35 bushels.. 7 400 1 000 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 2 454 2 870 bales.. 2 691 3 469 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 8 pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 112 125 acres.. 4 049 3 660 tons, dry.. 10 804 8 344 @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.