1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILCOX COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 248 235 Land in farms ..................acres.. 154 065 141 260 Average size of farm .......acres.. 621 601 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 564 029 342 832 Average per acre .........dollars.. 914 677 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 105 31 484 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 190 197 acres.. 39 245 39 817 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 137 149 acres.. 17 012 15 645 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 72 32 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 218 7 227 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 106 30 751 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 489 2 249 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 729 4 977 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 6 $100,000 or more .................... 13 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 501 5 698 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 213 24 249 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 83 Other ............................... 163 152 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 153 139 200 days or more ................... 105 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 168 174 number.. 17 662 18 475 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 156 number.. 9 647 9 968 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. 31 44 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 157 167 number.. 9 684 9 298 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 16 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 9 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 25 number.. (D) 540 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 28 acres.. 2 731 3 309 bushels.. 239 957 283 554 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 1 033 (D) bushels.. 35 385 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 2 627 2 565 bales.. 3 341 4 151 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 4 acres.. 1 179 (D) bushels.. 24 329 17 081 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 114 116 acres.. 9 332 7 900 tons, dry.. 19 767 19 680 @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.