1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 344 317 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 232 78 889 Average size of farm .......acres.. 227 249 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 314 582 175 628 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 216 814 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 033 22 711 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 257 230 acres.. 26 934 25 933 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 162 157 acres.. 6 862 7 069 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 12 acres.. 223 255 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 434 5 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 609 18 524 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 282 1 693 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 151 4 179 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 5 $100,000 or more .................... 12 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 127 4 882 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 719 15 353 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 95 87 Other ............................... 249 230 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 250 225 200 days or more ................... 189 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 268 245 number.. 11 219 11 712 Beef cows ..................farms.. 237 227 number.. 6 700 6 054 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 8 number.. 20 44 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 263 244 number.. 5 551 5 433 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 36 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 547 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 63 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 1 236 000 975 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 12 acres.. 347 145 bushels.. 25 004 8 083 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 1 830 bales.. (D) 2 931 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 0 acres.. 394 0 bushels.. 4 696 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 128 116 acres.. 5 517 4 963 tons, dry.. 14 882 12 857 @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.