1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 370 439 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 478 84 379 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 690 120 729 Average per acre .........dollars.. 775 580 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 312 20 295 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 167 211 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 290 338 acres.. 28 707 28 793 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 183 226 acres.. 5 346 6 723 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 5 acres.. 56 17 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 012 15 093 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 493 34 381 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 330 222 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 683 14 871 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 2 $100,000 or more .................... 41 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 259 13 071 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 216 29 774 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 371 439 $1,000.. 3 269 1 391 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 811 3 169 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 139 Other ............................... 226 300 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 214 290 200 days or more ................... 161 220 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 320 377 number.. 16 811 17 308 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 338 number.. 9 911 9 932 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 14 number.. 392 423 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 315 376 number.. 8 516 8 388 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 16 number.. (D) 1 556 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 16 number.. 2 444 3 657 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 111 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 27 number.. 793 607 367 152 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 29 28 number.. 6 504 040 5 732 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 33 acres.. 205 153 bushels.. 9 060 4 879 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 9 pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 150 196 acres.. 4 840 5 950 tons, dry.. 10 578 9 307 @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. .