1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 973 871 Land in farms ..................acres.. 210 455 224 370 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 258 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 452 139 422 270 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 114 1 625 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 328 38 511 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 334 302 50 to 179 acres ..................... 355 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 865 778 acres.. 157 715 164 293 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 654 634 acres.. 88 621 109 783 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 32 acres.. 2 999 2 692 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 160 48 427 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 969 55 599 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 381 31 120 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 778 17 307 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 383 282 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 146 170 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 154 124 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 34 $100,000 or more .................... 59 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 882 39 231 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 680 44 939 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 371 331 Other ............................... 602 540 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 570 539 200 days or more ................... 403 396 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 572 529 number.. 24 737 27 447 Beef cows ..................farms.. 499 463 number.. 13 557 15 104 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 25 number.. 142 913 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 545 506 number.. 12 483 12 925 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 48 number.. 3 188 5 241 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 43 number.. 5 172 11 272 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 4 number.. 414 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 25 number.. (D) 682 373 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 1 784 500 1 800 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 113 156 acres.. 15 038 14 356 bushels.. 1 230 174 1 416 529 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 68 69 acres.. 10 228 10 307 bushels.. 473 707 494 861 Cotton .......................farms.. 30 104 acres.. 5 456 38 577 bales.. 5 155 60 914 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 167 161 acres.. 43 413 29 797 bushels.. 1 149 660 882 137 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 465 429 acres.. 18 568 19 311 tons, dry.. 31 585 31 605 @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.