1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 510 436 Land in farms ..................acres.. 99 827 96 194 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 797 253 677 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 569 1 070 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 467 25 688 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 127 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 203 175 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 422 379 acres.. 42 943 42 788 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 320 295 acres.. 23 680 23 175 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 24 acres.. 535 995 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 529 20 568 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 254 47 175 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 188 6 357 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 342 14 211 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 209 181 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 17 $100,000 or more .................... 34 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 399 17 045 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 005 39 006 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 190 185 Other ............................... 320 251 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 297 245 200 days or more ................... 217 176 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 319 287 number.. 13 547 13 144 Beef cows ..................farms.. 286 249 number.. 7 554 6 265 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 10 number.. 358 1 433 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 309 260 number.. 6 905 5 637 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 10 number.. 270 1 304 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 2 334 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 20 44 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 18 number.. 165 310 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 14 number.. 5 852 481 7 076 769 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 66 acres.. 4 464 3 634 bushels.. 432 218 309 519 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 4 acres.. 1 162 720 bushels.. 56 540 37 950 Cotton .......................farms.. 17 25 acres.. 4 313 7 541 bales.. 6 961 9 870 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 6 acres.. 2 118 765 bushels.. 64 490 26 560 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 248 220 acres.. 11 043 9 928 tons, dry.. 21 838 27 523 @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.