1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 677 566 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 078 89 228 Average size of farm .......acres.. 145 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 430 111 273 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 144 705 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 932 20 216 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 160 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 321 283 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 580 488 acres.. 44 166 41 224 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 387 369 acres.. 18 341 18 376 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 55 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 143 15 704 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 616 27 745 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 770 1 647 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 373 14 057 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 317 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 129 114 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 11 $100,000 or more .................... 44 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 204 13 567 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 320 23 970 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 201 177 Other ............................... 476 389 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 457 377 200 days or more ................... 362 287 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 481 405 number.. 17 765 16 029 Beef cows ..................farms.. 436 367 number.. (D) 8 498 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 11 number.. (D) 276 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 462 397 number.. 8 488 6 857 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 17 number.. 208 2 183 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 17 number.. 464 3 400 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 0 number.. 102 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 38 32 number.. 11 109 100 7 344 200 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 72 128 acres.. 3 820 5 160 bushels.. 241 164 361 161 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 10 acres.. 450 1 528 bushels.. 18 714 59 522 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 27 acres.. 3 423 2 703 bushels.. 75 990 67 161 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 339 285 acres.. 10 298 8 075 tons, dry.. 22 478 16 019 @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.