1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUTLER COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 455 520 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 427 99 997 Average size of farm .......acres.. 212 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 832 125 187 Average per acre .........dollars.. 790 682 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 441 23 905 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 129 50 to 179 acres ..................... 204 214 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 368 441 acres.. 39 345 44 522 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 285 339 acres.. 16 992 17 796 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 12 acres.. (D) 150 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 549 18 392 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 558 35 369 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 040 2 548 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 509 15 844 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 186 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 18 $100,000 or more .................... 47 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 040 16 246 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 846 31 243 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 455 520 $1,000.. 2 665 1 985 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 856 3 816 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 193 205 Other ............................... 262 315 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 232 297 200 days or more ................... 178 231 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 329 377 number.. 18 288 18 300 Beef cows ..................farms.. 290 324 number.. 9 989 8 825 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 20 number.. 324 162 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 322 365 number.. 9 830 13 769 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 73 number.. 3 516 7 397 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 71 number.. 12 839 17 926 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 180 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 38 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 42 33 number.. 9 783 558 7 686 752 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 82 acres.. 2 740 2 682 bushels.. 214 032 138 786 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) 1 406 bushels.. (D) 33 434 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 1 299 585 bales.. 1 751 764 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 14 acres.. 1 083 2 615 bushels.. 31 707 43 191 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 20 39 acres.. 2 143 1 529 pounds.. 5 441 478 3 026 242 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 263 acres.. 9 422 8 649 tons, dry.. 21 023 16 441 @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. .