1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 941 991 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 832 192 082 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 194 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 396 265 400 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 408 1 275 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 712 39 758 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 90 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 321 349 50 to 179 acres ..................... 283 289 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 160 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 859 927 acres.. 120 586 136 753 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 743 804 acres.. 91 539 101 310 Irrigated land .................farms.. 120 109 acres.. 9 760 13 596 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 813 49 783 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 811 50 236 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 438 37 548 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 375 12 236 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 312 343 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 137 165 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 143 149 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 59 $100,000 or more .................... 94 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 479 44 543 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 017 44 902 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 941 992 $1,000.. 7 010 6 278 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 449 6 328 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 445 455 Other ............................... 496 536 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 495 551 200 days or more ................... 356 377 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 444 464 number.. 31 358 28 547 Beef cows ..................farms.. 390 367 number.. 13 662 12 081 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 29 number.. 960 1 031 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 422 451 number.. 16 068 19 327 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 47 number.. 4 580 5 895 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 51 number.. 6 159 9 996 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 9 number.. 311 60 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 62 number.. (D) 1 943 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 144 178 acres.. 12 800 12 865 bushels.. 1 364 257 1 179 762 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 84 180 acres.. 9 487 19 927 bushels.. 408 747 662 760 Cotton .......................farms.. 24 10 acres.. 6 044 848 bales.. 10 788 930 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 247 311 acres.. 45 486 53 485 bushels.. 1 446 378 1 575 008 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 273 252 acres.. 9 722 8 162 tons, dry.. 19 262 18 089 @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. .