1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PICKENS COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 454 404 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 132 106 206 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 263 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 308 663 195 729 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 109 782 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 266 31 175 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 200 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 113 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 355 323 acres.. 45 344 44 933 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 278 254 acres.. 23 626 25 281 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 624 1 170 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 574 49 081 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 424 121 488 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 802 4 255 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 772 44 826 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 15 $100,000 or more .................... 106 103 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 292 40 502 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 572 100 501 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 186 Other ............................... 282 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 293 221 200 days or more ................... 215 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 284 259 number.. 18 009 13 952 Beef cows ..................farms.. 252 238 number.. 8 926 7 215 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 219 870 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 273 252 number.. 8 521 5 980 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 14 number.. 18 062 2 534 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 13 number.. 43 375 4 551 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 4 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 22 number.. 366 356 392 345 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 86 83 number.. 23 799 092 26 502 207 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 33 acres.. 2 863 2 520 bushels.. 250 146 162 994 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 10 acres.. 2 312 1 114 bushels.. 92 984 43 154 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 15 acres.. 1 291 5 244 bales.. 1 788 7 281 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 16 acres.. 6 675 7 065 bushels.. 160 967 179 501 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 231 200 acres.. 10 118 9 449 tons, dry.. 26 433 21 862 @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.