1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TALLADEGA COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 523 472 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 560 104 199 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 296 994 232 692 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 555 987 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 215 28 347 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 130 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 205 204 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 434 408 acres.. 59 851 58 491 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 342 300 acres.. 31 951 26 527 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 22 acres.. 749 741 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 341 14 846 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 134 31 453 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 008 2 667 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 333 12 179 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 22 $100,000 or more .................... 44 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 173 13 228 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 393 27 967 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 195 191 Other ............................... 328 281 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 324 269 200 days or more ................... 252 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 359 347 number.. 21 553 19 860 Beef cows ..................farms.. 320 322 number.. 10 732 10 609 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 16 number.. 441 821 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 352 339 number.. 10 654 8 439 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) 2 144 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 246 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 25 number.. 6 822 716 5 203 938 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 38 48 acres.. 7 205 2 412 bushels.. 828 906 190 310 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 18 acres.. 4 120 3 234 bushels.. 156 450 125 964 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 1 749 949 bales.. 2 578 1 450 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 27 acres.. 6 997 7 238 bushels.. 171 037 158 791 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 285 245 acres.. 13 801 13 826 tons, dry.. 30 232 28 212 @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.