1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 37 905 43 318 Land in farms ..................acres.. 8 450 823 9 145 753 Average size of farm .......acres.. 223 211 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 265 168 161 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 000 800 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 354 25 831 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 902 2 602 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 165 12 356 50 to 179 acres ..................... 14 929 16 514 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 162 7 776 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 244 2 469 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 503 1 601 Total cropland .................farms.. 32 327 37 148 acres.. 4 237 057 4 496 607 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 24 780 28 509 acres.. 2 104 064 2 231 623 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 380 1 344 acres.. 82 015 84 054 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 369 179 1 908 303 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 503 44 053 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 649 110 497 992 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 720 070 1 410 311 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 663 15 082 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 506 7 726 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 936 6 534 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 5 076 5 210 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 178 2 324 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 661 1 956 $100,000 or more .................... 4 885 4 486 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 930 063 1 610 833 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 912 37 190 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 37 910 43 316 $1,000.. 381 882 223 741 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 073 5 165 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 15 712 16 398 Other ............................... 22 193 26 920 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 21 921 26 899 200 days or more ................... 16 343 20 154 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 26 360 29 844 number.. 1 453 137 1 450 416 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 925 25 879 number.. 771 151 748 002 Milk cows ..................farms.. 995 1 336 number.. 45 454 45 994 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 25 532 29 320 number.. 676 215 831 908 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 880 3 585 number.. 307 672 353 062 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 715 3 220 number.. 571 680 648 262 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 320 214 number.. 11 016 5 334 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 643 2 785 number.. 14 493 030 15 107 005 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 460 2 557 number.. 737 608 903 564 583 477 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 305 7 413 acres.. 281 053 234 669 bushels.. 24 941 228 15 623 257 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 870 1 914 acres.. 86 071 156 466 bushels.. 3 461 454 4 903 608 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 469 1 820 acres.. 431 665 346 013 bales.. 601 506 380 936 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 065 4 124 acres.. 305 713 575 370 bushels.. 8 871 365 11 633 904 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 254 2 655 acres.. 237 516 207 963 pounds.. 586 013 571 429 000 017 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 480 19 061 acres.. 678 726 647 843 tons, dry.. 1 409 044 1 186 655 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .