1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PERRY COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 340 312 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 648 144 193 Average size of farm .......acres.. 425 462 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 362 501 244 883 Average per acre .........dollars.. 795 558 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 876 31 981 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 104 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 267 260 acres.. 57 884 60 493 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 185 188 acres.. 21 976 27 075 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. (D) 140 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 214 13 337 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 040 42 748 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 434 2 570 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 779 10 767 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 13 $100,000 or more .................... 28 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 085 11 815 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 849 37 870 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 137 133 Other ............................... 203 179 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 198 173 200 days or more ................... 142 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 238 240 number.. 18 544 20 725 Beef cows ..................farms.. 201 218 number.. 9 611 10 711 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 17 number.. 677 1 248 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 231 237 number.. 8 826 7 813 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 19 number.. 120 2 656 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 14 number.. 121 5 034 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 3 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.. 29 41 acres.. 1 310 878 bushels.. 83 989 52 074 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 12 acres.. 1 029 2 135 bushels.. 36 008 56 703 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 28 acres.. 8 640 13 670 bushels.. 208 086 318 404 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 8 acres.. 3 58 pounds.. 4 931 49 700 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 145 130 acres.. 10 869 10 015 tons, dry.. 20 851 19 568 @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.