1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WALKER COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 470 430 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 950 50 257 Average size of farm .......acres.. 117 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 308 131 466 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 999 1 283 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 600 25 126 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 181 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 194 195 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 376 362 acres.. 27 234 25 431 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 273 259 acres.. 11 739 11 986 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 487 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 765 29 701 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 522 69 072 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 811 824 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 954 28 877 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 209 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 3 $100,000 or more .................... 55 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 316 24 348 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 622 56 361 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 147 Other ............................... 307 283 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 311 267 200 days or more ................... 234 205 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 338 336 number.. 11 875 9 998 Beef cows ..................farms.. 306 311 number.. 6 624 5 472 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 8 86 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 321 309 number.. 5 694 4 327 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 17 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 15 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 152 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 51 44 number.. 23 314 813 14 740 832 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 29 acres.. 87 248 bushels.. 5 090 12 715 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 253 240 acres.. 11 108 11 324 tons, dry.. 21 971 24 390 @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.