1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RUSSELL COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 246 213 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 088 112 620 Average size of farm .......acres.. 391 529 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 448 146 344 502 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 267 737 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 961 26 948 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 69 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 197 175 acres.. 32 982 36 513 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 134 137 acres.. 15 684 14 039 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 12 acres.. 2 077 1 903 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 577 7 180 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 799 33 710 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 612 4 893 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 965 2 287 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 13 $100,000 or more .................... 14 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 091 6 393 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 759 30 016 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 94 78 Other ............................... 152 135 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 133 200 days or more ................... 114 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 146 123 number.. 8 201 6 734 Beef cows ..................farms.. 127 111 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 140 120 number.. 3 671 2 962 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. 81 1 339 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 6 number.. 257 2 783 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 13 number.. (D) 320 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 26 acres.. 558 789 bushels.. 40 414 45 311 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 6 acres.. 457 616 bushels.. 20 103 31 030 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 11 acres.. 5 815 4 823 bales.. 5 627 7 243 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 5 acres.. 575 267 bushels.. 3 909 8 602 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 6 13 acres.. 2 115 2 324 pounds.. 5 064 000 5 625 376 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 94 105 acres.. 5 167 4 735 tons, dry.. 14 354 11 517 @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.