1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 AUTAUGA COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 322 388 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 259 116 050 Average size of farm .......acres.. 333 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 198 181 876 Average per acre .........dollars.. 692 573 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 117 32 201 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 143 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 288 349 acres.. 57 941 62 455 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 222 251 acres.. 31 371 27 458 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 11 acres.. (D) 711 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 164 11 447 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 987 29 503 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 322 5 211 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 842 6 236 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 15 $100,000 or more .................... 33 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 627 10 884 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 107 28 052 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 322 388 $1,000.. 853 352 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 649 907 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 161 Other ............................... 170 227 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 184 246 200 days or more ................... 126 173 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 211 258 number.. 18 094 17 247 Beef cows ..................farms.. 194 231 number.. 9 745 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. 103 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 207 257 number.. 7 482 7 577 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 38 number.. 9 585 13 591 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 35 number.. 15 701 20 183 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 27 number.. (D) 454 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 54 acres.. 2 169 1 238 bushels.. 152 308 52 858 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 14 acres.. 2 028 976 bushels.. 56 396 30 082 Cotton .......................farms.. 38 48 acres.. 13 532 11 222 bales.. 17 508 10 619 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 15 acres.. 202 1 363 bushels.. 5 704 21 090 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 13 10 acres.. 313 195 pounds.. 819 830 225 264 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 162 acres.. 10 404 9 557 tons, dry.. 25 550 21 254 @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. .