1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MACON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 300 311 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 334 138 437 Average size of farm .......acres.. 424 445 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 446 391 323 929 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 077 694 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 213 30 197 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 123 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 239 251 acres.. 42 524 47 758 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 159 190 acres.. 14 852 17 412 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 20 acres.. 1 795 2 310 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 577 9 119 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 923 29 323 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 706 5 086 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 871 4 033 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 10 $100,000 or more .................... 17 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 046 9 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 820 29 911 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 94 108 Other ............................... 206 203 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 203 188 200 days or more ................... 147 141 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 181 203 number.. 12 548 13 336 Beef cows ..................farms.. 168 182 number.. (D) 7 230 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) 630 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 189 number.. 5 362 6 284 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 15 number.. 358 396 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. 1 057 1 213 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 20 acres.. 1 054 673 bushels.. 97 392 35 603 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 330 592 bushels.. 15 245 17 515 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 23 acres.. 5 964 5 576 bales.. 8 409 7 009 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 10 acres.. 455 1 154 bushels.. 8 250 27 648 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 115 122 acres.. 5 763 6 565 tons, dry.. 13 267 13 137 @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.