1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 755 670 Land in farms ..................acres.. 121 320 104 342 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 150 299 380 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 108 2 000 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 540 35 868 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 131 119 10 to 49 acres ...................... 286 244 50 to 179 acres ..................... 200 177 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 660 604 acres.. 60 665 61 682 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 514 511 acres.. 32 852 35 430 Irrigated land .................farms.. 122 132 acres.. 2 497 3 095 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 661 54 706 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 994 81 651 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 946 46 199 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 715 8 507 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 327 245 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 35 $100,000 or more .................... 75 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 952 45 556 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 698 68 096 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 299 296 Other ............................... 456 374 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 424 347 200 days or more ................... 322 257 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 345 308 number.. 22 917 19 223 Beef cows ..................farms.. 300 272 number.. 11 397 9 005 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 12 number.. 1 452 1 216 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 330 294 number.. 11 918 9 644 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 24 number.. (D) 6 057 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 23 number.. 5 291 11 861 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 8 number.. 220 230 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 34 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.. 42 49 acres.. 2 737 6 193 bushels.. 242 850 600 786 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) 2 610 bushels.. (D) 113 131 Cotton .......................farms.. 21 13 acres.. 13 313 6 172 bales.. 18 149 8 861 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 28 acres.. 2 778 6 088 bushels.. 71 389 189 088 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 196 199 acres.. 7 627 7 460 tons, dry.. 18 717 14 733 @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.