1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARSHALL COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 583 1 364 Land in farms ..................acres.. 146 129 142 873 Average size of farm .......acres.. 92 105 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 584 196 999 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 344 2 073 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 552 29 497 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 97 96 10 to 49 acres ...................... 710 541 50 to 179 acres ..................... 592 528 180 to 499 acres .................... 155 164 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 323 1 161 acres.. 84 989 87 676 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 958 910 acres.. 40 046 44 206 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 19 acres.. 370 202 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 200 632 135 617 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 742 99 426 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 880 5 064 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 195 752 130 552 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 590 400 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 301 253 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 250 221 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 177 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 47 $100,000 or more .................... 218 215 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 161 948 113 253 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 305 83 091 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 584 566 Other ............................... 999 798 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 970 789 200 days or more ................... 730 617 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 190 971 number.. 45 226 41 053 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 070 880 number.. 25 038 22 504 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 24 number.. 406 1 478 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 151 934 number.. 21 377 18 686 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 50 number.. 3 225 5 923 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 54 number.. 16 818 12 515 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 10 number.. 197 212 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 60 number.. 1 743 461 1 447 328 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 178 174 number.. 63 740 099 52 461 272 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 90 151 acres.. 6 999 12 999 bushels.. 536 967 1 404 640 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 2 acres.. 1 352 (D) bushels.. 45 357 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 498 bales.. (D) 327 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 71 88 acres.. 7 679 7 700 bushels.. 200 446 189 919 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 7 pounds.. (D) 18 200 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 849 759 acres.. 24 774 21 273 tons, dry.. 59 137 46 772 @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.