1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 422 400 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 551 110 066 Average size of farm .......acres.. 319 275 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 349 512 212 790 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 253 770 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 364 36 756 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 163 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 369 357 acres.. 56 705 53 639 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 315 300 acres.. 40 308 34 136 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 6 acres.. 1 614 1 022 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 891 14 325 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 245 35 813 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 816 9 966 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 075 4 359 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 16 $100,000 or more .................... 51 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 613 12 088 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 367 30 220 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 167 Other ............................... 256 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 265 222 200 days or more ................... 183 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 261 253 number.. 18 363 14 880 Beef cows ..................farms.. 213 206 number.. 9 104 8 032 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 22 number.. 15 353 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 261 243 number.. 9 563 6 850 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 46 number.. 1 441 6 222 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 42 number.. 2 151 9 872 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 91 129 acres.. 3 407 6 297 bushels.. 339 833 522 311 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 5 acres.. 349 134 bushels.. 17 463 3 240 Cotton .......................farms.. 92 82 acres.. 27 857 18 275 bales.. 49 476 30 114 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 37 acres.. 405 2 305 bushels.. 9 635 61 727 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 184 168 acres.. 7 790 6 331 tons, dry.. 19 890 14 714 @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.