1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHAMBERS COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 343 365 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 555 102 153 Average size of farm .......acres.. 319 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 185 562 139 348 Average per acre .........dollars.. 675 535 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 442 17 288 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 148 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 275 299 acres.. 33 276 32 905 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 170 193 acres.. 6 621 8 284 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 9 acres.. 339 74 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 149 4 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 095 12 024 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 832 529 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 316 3 860 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 12 $100,000 or more .................... 9 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 855 4 207 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 208 11 525 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 344 365 $1,000.. 173 1 070 Average per farm..........dollars.. 504 2 932 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 104 120 Other ............................... 239 245 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 218 233 200 days or more ................... 163 184 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 283 304 number.. 16 161 17 557 Beef cows ..................farms.. 267 262 number.. 9 028 8 793 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 19 number.. 208 322 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 275 301 number.. 7 047 9 416 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 19 number.. 59 594 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 10 number.. 62 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 1 number.. 140 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 24 number.. 263 379 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 28 acres.. 305 246 bushels.. 21 651 8 299 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 2 900 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 134 161 acres.. 5 470 6 926 tons, dry.. 11 195 12 863 @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. .