1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHOCTAW COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 215 299 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 950 84 626 Average size of farm .......acres.. 316 283 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 269 743 139 661 Average per acre .........dollars.. 962 518 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 504 23 173 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 190 262 acres.. 21 557 24 441 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 156 199 acres.. 6 583 7 828 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 38 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 359 4 146 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 925 13 865 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 464 349 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 895 3 797 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 4 $100,000 or more .................... 11 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 630 4 264 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 533 14 309 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 215 298 $1,000.. 865 - 280 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 022 - 940 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 81 94 Other ............................... 134 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 195 200 days or more ................... 111 142 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 173 246 number.. 9 022 10 248 Beef cows ..................farms.. 153 224 number.. 5 446 6 719 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. 44 17 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 166 246 number.. 4 334 4 863 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 25 number.. (D) 648 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) 466 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 28 number.. 294 567 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 7 number.. 2 401 000 1 895 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 62 acres.. 552 800 bushels.. 27 894 35 890 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 21 pounds.. (D) 30 500 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 132 154 acres.. 5 336 6 209 tons, dry.. 9 378 12 497 @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. .