1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 441 487 Land in farms ..................acres.. 121 504 119 956 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 248 739 192 797 Average per acre .........dollars.. 890 769 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 606 39 757 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 196 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 382 450 acres.. 70 710 72 603 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 323 378 acres.. 46 444 49 402 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 21 acres.. 2 169 1 386 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 717 26 593 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 062 54 606 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 229 16 356 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 489 10 237 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 28 $100,000 or more .................... 59 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 317 21 728 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 013 44 617 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 441 487 $1,000.. 8 452 4 976 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 166 10 217 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 218 Other ............................... 239 269 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 236 257 200 days or more ................... 167 194 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 255 267 number.. 14 492 11 401 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 227 number.. 6 849 5 483 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 20 number.. 292 989 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 256 255 number.. 8 819 7 163 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 38 number.. 2 592 8 118 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 34 number.. 3 572 10 143 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 0 number.. 135 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 23 number.. 157 715 288 865 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 6 number.. 7 634 000 1 098 676 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 63 acres.. 3 054 1 893 bushels.. 298 284 136 395 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 34 acres.. 1 636 3 395 bushels.. 75 749 115 766 Cotton .......................farms.. 96 108 acres.. 21 453 13 206 bales.. 29 824 14 455 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 99 140 acres.. 14 760 25 858 bushels.. 398 182 495 313 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 176 205 acres.. 5 367 4 873 tons, dry.. 11 321 9 174 @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. .