1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 654 598 Land in farms ..................acres.. 240 951 231 243 Average size of farm .......acres.. 368 387 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 582 160 417 068 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 673 1 019 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 200 32 849 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 132 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 184 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 506 452 acres.. 101 973 95 358 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 325 316 acres.. 30 441 29 096 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 16 acres.. 611 226 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 114 30 414 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 633 50 860 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 626 8 160 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 488 22 254 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 207 177 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 29 $100,000 or more .................... 48 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 810 25 268 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 056 42 324 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 239 229 Other ............................... 415 369 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 413 357 200 days or more ................... 271 253 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 458 454 number.. 44 154 41 671 Beef cows ..................farms.. 412 406 number.. 23 468 23 037 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 15 number.. 389 793 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 455 449 number.. 27 294 23 508 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 19 number.. 115 3 201 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 13 number.. 191 6 708 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 12 number.. 272 390 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 29 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 6 number.. 2 722 000 2 435 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 18 acres.. 975 517 bushels.. 70 950 37 793 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 12 acres.. 722 1 358 bushels.. 30 652 47 534 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 1 372 (D) bales.. 2 177 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 7 acres.. 2 241 2 592 bushels.. 47 256 69 113 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 287 263 acres.. 24 266 21 860 tons, dry.. 51 638 40 299 @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.