1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BLOUNT COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 191 1 121 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 509 137 426 Average size of farm .......acres.. 116 123 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 186 168 503 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 137 1 323 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 662 29 118 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 399 374 50 to 179 acres ..................... 530 505 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 003 978 acres.. 73 400 72 311 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 690 697 acres.. 26 662 27 246 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 49 acres.. 372 973 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 137 982 96 924 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 854 86 462 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 096 6 259 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 132 887 90 665 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 412 334 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 220 210 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 175 171 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 140 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 34 $100,000 or more .................... 188 190 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 115 662 79 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 869 71 280 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 455 485 Other ............................... 736 636 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 735 670 200 days or more ................... 552 497 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 878 829 number.. 42 173 39 441 Beef cows ..................farms.. 797 748 number.. 23 657 19 705 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 29 number.. 776 1 270 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 859 815 number.. 19 201 16 335 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 30 number.. 89 6 840 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 18 number.. 95 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 5 number.. 186 70 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 43 51 number.. 505 885 1 399 015 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 148 138 number.. 61 547 838 49 510 172 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 79 acres.. 1 630 2 925 bushels.. 150 203 298 670 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. 169 145 bushels.. 6 239 4 300 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 12 acres.. 1 394 2 284 bales.. 1 597 2 387 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 34 21 acres.. 3 222 1 102 bushels.. 86 874 44 508 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 587 544 acres.. 18 419 17 307 tons, dry.. 43 936 35 718 @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.