1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORGAN COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 214 1 129 Land in farms ..................acres.. 158 711 155 914 Average size of farm .......acres.. 131 138 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 265 812 194 427 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 112 1 422 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 105 24 917 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 427 365 50 to 179 acres ..................... 480 487 180 to 499 acres .................... 177 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 011 984 acres.. 94 607 93 305 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 728 743 acres.. 47 612 48 231 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 26 acres.. 454 241 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 185 57 597 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 403 51 016 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 814 6 470 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 72 371 51 127 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 487 408 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 214 199 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 203 195 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 26 $100,000 or more .................... 110 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 521 48 498 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 500 42 957 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 365 412 Other ............................... 849 717 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 809 710 200 days or more ................... 622 566 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 896 851 number.. 42 023 40 326 Beef cows ..................farms.. 800 771 number.. 22 116 19 458 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 31 number.. 2 759 2 863 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 867 816 number.. 20 212 18 536 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 31 number.. 276 2 243 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 24 number.. 689 5 534 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 7 number.. 608 488 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 25 number.. 214 574 129 970 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 79 82 number.. 25 986 537 23 077 140 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 56 66 acres.. 5 901 3 007 bushels.. 514 636 314 028 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 29 acres.. 1 954 2 702 bushels.. 97 535 110 139 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 18 acres.. 2 110 4 523 bales.. 2 671 5 836 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 49 62 acres.. 7 558 9 105 bushels.. 183 983 289 481 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 642 639 acres.. 28 795 25 860 tons, dry.. 58 299 43 397 @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.