1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BULLOCK COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 277 271 Land in farms ..................acres.. 168 715 144 799 Average size of farm .......acres.. 609 534 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 568 067 377 496 Average per acre .........dollars.. 938 696 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 079 42 090 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 60 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 213 232 acres.. 59 002 53 232 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 159 185 acres.. 14 079 13 300 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 19 acres.. (D) 445 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 691 19 087 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 138 70 430 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 136 11 926 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 555 7 161 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 15 $100,000 or more .................... 29 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 680 15 447 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 826 57 001 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 123 117 Other ............................... 154 154 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 161 200 days or more ................... 104 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 152 176 number.. 15 373 16 495 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 155 number.. (D) 9 643 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 400 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 155 169 number.. 8 009 8 330 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. 43 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. 13 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 445 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 6 number.. 2 569 573 2 102 368 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 24 acres.. 426 925 bushels.. 24 979 72 050 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 174 bushels.. (D) 3 670 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 3 acres.. 1 051 (D) bales.. 1 389 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 7 acres.. 331 493 bushels.. 7 152 10 148 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 10 13 acres.. 866 940 pounds.. 2 186 242 2 500 612 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 106 109 acres.. 7 726 6 889 tons, dry.. 17 897 12 070 @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.