1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHAMBERS COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 324 343 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 277 109 555 Average size of farm .......acres.. 291 319 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 429 185 562 Average per acre .........dollars.. 921 675 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 767 27 442 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 256 275 acres.. 28 327 33 276 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 166 170 acres.. 8 568 6 621 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 17 acres.. 186 339 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 269 4 149 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 176 12 095 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 185 832 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 084 3 316 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 7 $100,000 or more .................... 9 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 972 3 855 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 347 11 208 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 118 104 Other ............................... 206 239 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 192 218 200 days or more ................... 146 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 259 283 number.. 16 951 16 161 Beef cows ..................farms.. 238 267 number.. (D) 9 028 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 208 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 275 number.. 8 034 7 047 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 13 number.. 35 59 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 4 number.. 54 62 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 140 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 9 number.. 41 263 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 23 acres.. 155 305 bushels.. 8 345 21 651 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 142 134 acres.. 7 361 5 470 tons, dry.. 15 277 11 195 @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.