1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 599 559 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 122 96 435 Average size of farm .......acres.. 181 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 792 144 156 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 092 996 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 753 19 111 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 287 269 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 475 433 acres.. 42 625 33 593 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 311 299 acres.. 9 795 7 758 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 3 acres.. 278 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 311 31 311 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 670 56 012 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 643 337 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 668 30 974 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 227 195 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 14 $100,000 or more .................... 77 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 414 24 917 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 288 44 494 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 239 237 Other ............................... 360 322 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 348 329 200 days or more ................... 261 253 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 484 469 number.. 24 156 20 613 Beef cows ..................farms.. 443 433 number.. 13 397 12 276 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 19 number.. 527 413 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 472 456 number.. 10 315 9 199 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 19 number.. 576 1 122 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 12 number.. 625 1 530 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 10 number.. 147 201 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 42 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 53 56 number.. 20 672 313 13 920 229 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 76 acres.. 605 765 bushels.. 38 246 37 625 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 105 bushels.. (D) 5 135 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 3 pounds.. 0 6 600 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 275 249 acres.. 8 878 6 695 tons, dry.. 17 908 12 481 @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.