1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARENGO COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 464 434 Land in farms ..................acres.. 198 422 199 117 Average size of farm .......acres.. 428 459 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 324 894 253 060 Average per acre .........dollars.. 877 595 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 182 28 357 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 154 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 361 350 acres.. 68 134 76 454 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 242 254 acres.. 23 804 22 431 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 70 32 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 868 13 935 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 044 32 109 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 005 1 679 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 864 12 256 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 23 $100,000 or more .................... 27 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 394 12 303 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 711 28 414 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 164 155 Other ............................... 300 279 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 290 261 200 days or more ................... 220 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 343 350 number.. 35 008 37 078 Beef cows ..................farms.. 307 315 number.. 18 434 20 105 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 20 number.. 1 907 1 814 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 346 345 number.. 15 667 18 424 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 10 number.. 20 341 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 5 number.. 121 140 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 13 number.. (D) 291 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 41 acres.. 829 811 bushels.. 40 647 68 683 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 3 528 2 540 bales.. 5 198 3 352 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 1 120 bushels.. (D) 25 578 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 2 acres.. 28 (D) pounds.. 68 514 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 225 221 acres.. 18 631 17 890 tons, dry.. 32 529 34 819 @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.