1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BLOUNT COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 121 1 199 Land in farms ..................acres.. 137 426 140 107 Average size of farm .......acres.. 123 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 503 123 927 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 323 1 013 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 118 18 652 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 374 414 50 to 179 acres ..................... 505 555 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 144 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 978 1 031 acres.. 72 311 71 109 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 697 741 acres.. 27 246 27 494 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 27 acres.. 973 658 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 924 71 337 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 462 59 497 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 259 5 306 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 90 665 66 031 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 334 400 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 210 238 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 171 168 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 140 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 46 $100,000 or more .................... 190 169 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 905 58 848 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 280 49 081 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 121 1 199 $1,000.. 13 883 8 021 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 384 6 690 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 485 454 Other ............................... 636 745 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 670 750 200 days or more ................... 497 571 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 829 874 number.. 39 441 35 127 Beef cows ..................farms.. 748 767 number.. 19 705 17 779 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 26 number.. 1 270 1 446 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 815 869 number.. 16 335 18 581 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 60 number.. 6 840 10 401 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 57 number.. (D) 19 836 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 70 19 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 47 number.. 1 399 015 1 360 358 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 138 137 number.. 49 510 172 35 086 897 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 96 acres.. 2 925 1 295 bushels.. 298 670 93 213 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 10 acres.. 145 857 bushels.. 4 300 32 071 Cotton .......................farms.. 12 12 acres.. 2 284 1 655 bales.. 2 387 1 826 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 52 acres.. 1 102 5 948 bushels.. 44 508 123 890 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 7 pounds.. 0 17 200 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 544 551 acres.. 17 307 13 852 tons, dry.. 35 718 27 180 @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. .