1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUTLER COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 440 455 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 298 96 427 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 125 152 832 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 016 790 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 205 21 441 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 216 204 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 350 368 acres.. 35 942 39 345 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 270 285 acres.. 17 024 16 992 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 1 acres.. 92 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 773 22 549 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 940 49 558 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 290 4 040 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 483 18 509 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 13 $100,000 or more .................... 42 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 026 19 040 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 604 41 846 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 193 Other ............................... 277 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 259 232 200 days or more ................... 197 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 315 329 number.. 17 157 18 288 Beef cows ..................farms.. 284 290 number.. 10 086 9 989 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 13 number.. 15 324 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 313 322 number.. 8 365 9 830 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 48 number.. 2 212 3 516 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 46 number.. 4 812 12 839 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 31 42 number.. 9 718 272 9 783 558 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 51 acres.. 2 642 2 740 bushels.. 199 145 214 032 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 3 acres.. 434 (D) bushels.. 12 446 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) 1 299 bales.. (D) 1 751 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 5 acres.. 1 034 1 083 bushels.. 20 020 31 707 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 17 20 acres.. 1 351 2 143 pounds.. 3 424 120 5 441 478 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 230 acres.. 9 806 9 422 tons, dry.. 25 505 21 023 @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.