1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALHOUN COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 629 570 Land in farms ..................acres.. 77 429 73 841 Average size of farm .......acres.. 123 130 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 260 024 181 237 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 896 1 349 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 198 22 596 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 193 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 253 244 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 512 469 acres.. 38 968 38 404 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 371 348 acres.. 17 761 16 507 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 21 acres.. 799 494 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 885 37 791 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 667 66 300 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 735 6 462 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 149 31 329 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 245 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 136 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 18 $100,000 or more .................... 48 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 253 30 002 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 505 52 727 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 222 236 Other ............................... 407 334 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 386 331 200 days or more ................... 292 247 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 440 404 number.. 17 510 16 419 Beef cows ..................farms.. 395 376 number.. 9 380 8 497 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 17 number.. 279 530 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 417 381 number.. 8 225 6 128 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 19 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 14 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 5 number.. 158 43 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 24 number.. 70 895 123 184 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 28 34 number.. 12 937 300 11 904 644 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 45 acres.. 1 958 2 341 bushels.. 174 573 230 543 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 9 acres.. 872 690 bushels.. 39 906 28 607 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 761 bales.. (D) 956 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 34 32 acres.. 3 721 4 118 bushels.. 97 104 133 729 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 300 269 acres.. 10 331 8 228 tons, dry.. 23 750 13 825 @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.