1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIKE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 580 549 Land in farms ..................acres.. 173 522 179 319 Average size of farm .......acres.. 299 327 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 302 435 224 265 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 142 660 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 786 39 981 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 160 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 469 472 acres.. 80 091 79 960 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 366 388 acres.. 43 379 37 688 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 35 acres.. 3 056 4 460 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 737 40 821 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 719 74 355 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 155 18 022 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 582 22 799 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 174 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 39 $100,000 or more .................... 99 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 898 31 316 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 725 57 042 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 248 Other ............................... 329 301 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 332 324 200 days or more ................... 239 251 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 408 402 number.. 30 483 30 774 Beef cows ..................farms.. 379 377 number.. 18 007 17 168 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 17 number.. 187 380 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 409 399 number.. 15 176 14 973 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 38 number.. 2 037 3 456 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 42 number.. 3 704 5 887 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 19 number.. 137 138 111 344 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 46 39 number.. 18 009 774 11 642 190 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 86 103 acres.. 4 521 3 958 bushels.. 419 565 370 651 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 16 acres.. 593 829 bushels.. 22 245 37 667 Cotton .......................farms.. 65 31 acres.. 12 928 2 763 bales.. 13 044 3 785 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 1 acres.. 615 (D) bushels.. 12 350 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 104 166 acres.. 12 647 20 157 pounds.. 25 423 921 49 447 213 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 269 253 acres.. 11 487 9 986 tons, dry.. 39 767 30 655 @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.