1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WINSTON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 582 559 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 090 56 680 Average size of farm .......acres.. 102 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 899 122 159 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 731 1 221 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 576 23 367 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 200 176 50 to 179 acres ..................... 271 276 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 468 447 acres.. 28 863 27 398 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 330 312 acres.. 10 373 8 469 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 148 59 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 110 54 998 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 564 98 387 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 293 273 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 817 54 726 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 193 188 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 22 $100,000 or more .................... 107 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 294 44 627 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 698 79 834 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 197 219 Other ............................... 385 340 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 394 338 200 days or more ................... 287 237 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 453 426 number.. 20 317 18 015 Beef cows ..................farms.. 417 395 number.. 11 017 9 205 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 28 number.. 850 1 533 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 445 418 number.. 9 266 7 048 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 18 number.. 37 3 538 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 17 number.. 97 7 861 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 9 number.. 10 38 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 39 number.. 512 940 735 084 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 92 109 number.. 23 523 119 24 231 408 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 35 acres.. 124 436 bushels.. 6 655 29 540 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 318 285 acres.. 10 055 7 982 tons, dry.. 23 771 16 816 @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.