1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHILTON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 637 704 Land in farms ..................acres.. 99 466 104 106 Average size of farm .......acres.. 156 148 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 530 145 291 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 171 1 005 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 180 18 537 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 167 197 50 to 179 acres ..................... 290 327 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 115 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 564 619 acres.. 46 557 49 193 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 446 494 acres.. 18 785 19 629 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 27 acres.. 287 552 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 048 9 454 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 914 13 429 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 854 5 528 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 194 3 927 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 239 250 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 121 171 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 120 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 19 $100,000 or more .................... 15 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 770 6 646 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 313 9 441 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 638 704 $1,000.. 1 992 2 041 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 122 2 900 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 253 239 Other ............................... 384 465 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 384 447 200 days or more ................... 277 354 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 434 485 number.. 18 699 21 054 Beef cows ..................farms.. 405 431 number.. 10 386 13 074 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 11 number.. 215 124 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 429 470 number.. 8 703 9 496 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 38 number.. 2 280 5 120 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 32 number.. 6 238 9 645 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 49 64 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 41 number.. 427 980 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 66 106 acres.. 951 1 161 bushels.. 42 664 48 482 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 55 bushels.. (D) 1 190 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 14 acres.. 1 561 1 844 bales.. 1 863 1 342 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 21 acres.. (D) 1 326 bushels.. (D) 20 479 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 288 302 acres.. 10 152 10 627 tons, dry.. 20 725 21 385 @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. .