1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 177 202 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 022 50 818 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 103 129 545 Average per acre .........dollars.. 705 616 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 146 17 304 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 159 156 acres.. 16 095 19 037 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 124 120 acres.. 6 013 5 374 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 96 127 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 634 2 264 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 879 11 209 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 520 340 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 113 1 924 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 1 $100,000 or more .................... 6 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 383 1 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 464 9 614 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 177 202 $1,000.. - 59 513 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 332 2 539 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 57 51 Other ............................... 120 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 119 147 200 days or more ................... 84 113 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 141 167 number.. 7 411 8 935 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 157 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 135 163 number.. 3 586 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 10 number.. (D) 168 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. 234 248 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 23 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 9 number.. 135 193 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 23 acres.. 210 178 bushels.. 7 365 6 925 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 420 bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 105 acres.. 5 490 4 579 tons, dry.. 10 067 (D) @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. .