1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BARBOUR COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 421 498 Land in farms ..................acres.. 177 189 207 906 Average size of farm .......acres.. 421 417 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 327 882 212 522 Average per acre .........dollars.. 814 494 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 682 33 946 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 376 427 acres.. 80 496 78 654 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 305 345 acres.. 39 330 35 680 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 23 acres.. 2 742 3 637 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 695 19 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 285 39 562 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 103 10 891 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 592 8 811 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 138 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 43 $100,000 or more .................... 76 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 072 17 071 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 179 34 280 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 421 498 $1,000.. 7 115 3 527 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 901 7 083 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 204 236 Other ............................... 217 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 240 268 200 days or more ................... 178 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 283 346 number.. 21 717 23 786 Beef cows ..................farms.. 264 309 number.. 12 059 13 097 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 18 number.. 79 309 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 283 344 number.. 10 426 12 519 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 107 number.. 8 907 15 179 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 64 111 number.. 15 505 23 184 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 36 number.. 222 704 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. 3 371 173 1 407 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 103 148 acres.. 4 476 4 700 bushels.. 332 652 272 069 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 20 acres.. 155 786 bushels.. 4 704 26 295 Cotton .......................farms.. 26 33 acres.. 5 953 4 751 bales.. 10 163 4 858 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 406 bushels.. (D) 9 270 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 157 205 acres.. 21 994 17 874 pounds.. 55 376 360 27 419 307 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 154 178 acres.. 5 043 5 181 tons, dry.. 15 682 12 048 @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. .