1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 594 555 Land in farms ..................acres.. 76 849 78 176 Average size of farm .......acres.. 129 141 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 973 201 482 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 307 1 937 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 620 23 786 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 191 161 50 to 179 acres ..................... 248 240 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 483 459 acres.. 37 339 35 704 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 335 326 acres.. 13 832 13 217 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 35 acres.. 2 059 1 568 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 728 39 893 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 084 71 879 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 267 4 551 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 461 35 341 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 229 225 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 127 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 17 $100,000 or more .................... 65 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 524 32 499 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 589 58 557 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 222 236 Other ............................... 372 319 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 382 318 200 days or more ................... 298 232 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 434 409 number.. 18 064 17 319 Beef cows ..................farms.. 398 380 number.. 10 655 9 936 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 13 number.. 20 571 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 425 384 number.. 7 711 7 897 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 17 number.. 22 945 22 090 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 14 number.. 48 597 51 167 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 145 111 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 15 number.. (D) 393 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 43 49 number.. 19 713 468 19 742 558 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 32 acres.. 166 188 bushels.. 8 200 10 990 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 290 265 acres.. 11 780 10 857 tons, dry.. 27 254 18 857 @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.