1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALHOUN COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 570 685 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 841 90 474 Average size of farm .......acres.. 130 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 237 142 537 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 349 1 122 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 596 24 781 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 162 231 50 to 179 acres ..................... 244 270 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 469 569 acres.. 38 404 41 055 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 348 423 acres.. 16 507 19 161 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 13 acres.. 494 188 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 791 26 842 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 300 39 186 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 462 2 540 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 329 24 303 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 298 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 141 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 13 $100,000 or more .................... 53 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 002 24 110 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 727 35 249 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 569 684 $1,000.. 6 694 1 013 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 764 1 481 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 236 246 Other ............................... 334 439 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 331 454 200 days or more ................... 247 342 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 404 456 number.. 16 419 13 282 Beef cows ..................farms.. 376 397 number.. 8 497 6 786 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 16 number.. 530 334 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 381 436 number.. 6 128 6 465 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 45 number.. (D) 795 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 33 number.. (D) 1 537 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 7 number.. 43 104 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 53 number.. 123 184 202 548 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 34 39 number.. 11 904 644 10 209 290 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 84 acres.. 2 341 1 191 bushels.. 230 543 86 667 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 17 acres.. 690 1 113 bushels.. 28 607 35 576 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 9 acres.. 761 551 bales.. 956 505 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 32 60 acres.. 4 118 8 126 bushels.. 133 729 128 052 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 269 314 acres.. 8 228 8 284 tons, dry.. 13 825 11 788 @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. .