1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BULLOCK COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 271 275 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 799 156 332 Average size of farm .......acres.. 534 568 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 377 496 355 529 Average per acre .........dollars.. 696 638 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 090 37 053 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 63 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 232 216 acres.. 53 232 56 248 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 185 177 acres.. 13 300 19 307 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 15 acres.. 445 525 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 087 12 076 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 430 43 912 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 926 7 692 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 161 4 384 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 11 $100,000 or more .................... 28 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 447 11 477 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 001 41 583 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 271 276 $1,000.. 3 424 493 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 636 1 785 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 117 132 Other ............................... 154 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 162 200 days or more ................... 114 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 198 number.. 16 495 21 078 Beef cows ..................farms.. 155 165 number.. 9 643 11 611 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 11 number.. 400 546 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 169 196 number.. 8 330 11 253 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 20 number.. (D) 297 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 21 number.. (D) 657 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 445 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 1 number.. 2 102 368 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 21 acres.. 925 968 bushels.. 72 050 49 285 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 3 acres.. 174 394 bushels.. 3 670 7 570 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 13 acres.. 493 4 775 bushels.. 10 148 86 695 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 13 14 acres.. 940 914 pounds.. 2 500 612 1 368 734 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 109 117 acres.. 6 889 7 758 tons, dry.. 12 070 15 137 @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. .