1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUMTER COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 369 336 Land in farms ..................acres.. 174 769 167 923 Average size of farm .......acres.. 474 500 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 388 670 253 426 Average per acre .........dollars.. 834 513 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 465 25 425 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 284 283 acres.. 59 247 63 476 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 187 199 acres.. 12 985 15 468 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 379 361 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 237 10 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 454 32 193 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 893 2 693 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 344 8 124 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 17 $100,000 or more .................... 23 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 151 7 900 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 219 23 582 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 141 136 Other ............................... 228 200 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 177 200 days or more ................... 143 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 271 260 number.. 25 198 23 980 Beef cows ..................farms.. 227 225 number.. 13 102 12 124 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 14 number.. 5 94 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 266 250 number.. 15 994 13 510 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 17 number.. 55 309 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 11 number.. 126 449 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 21 number.. (D) 302 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 37 acres.. 896 1 969 bushels.. 67 078 148 387 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 90 bushels.. 0 2 000 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 8 acres.. 1 836 2 520 bushels.. 42 695 95 928 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 14 pounds.. (D) 9 800 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 165 167 acres.. 10 040 9 645 tons, dry.. 21 877 19 779 @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.