1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 397 361 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 143 85 086 Average size of farm .......acres.. 220 236 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 273 775 207 880 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 329 1 080 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 565 23 341 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 339 305 acres.. 25 940 21 433 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 256 243 acres.. 12 260 9 679 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 47 32 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 886 16 284 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 127 45 107 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 212 1 205 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 674 15 079 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 30 $100,000 or more .................... 43 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 954 12 971 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 705 35 932 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 147 133 Other ............................... 250 228 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 220 216 200 days or more ................... 158 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 286 246 number.. 11 123 9 711 Beef cows ..................farms.. 231 218 number.. 6 009 5 611 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 53 51 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 283 238 number.. 5 840 4 764 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 32 number.. 2 949 4 779 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 28 number.. 5 428 12 578 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 273 127 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 31 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 22 25 number.. 4 496 188 4 092 482 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 74 75 acres.. 3 012 2 512 bushels.. 247 320 194 529 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 8 acres.. 1 205 564 bushels.. 51 862 26 101 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 11 acres.. 1 171 803 bushels.. 25 875 25 777 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 212 193 acres.. 6 454 4 992 tons, dry.. 14 371 12 233 @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.