1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLEBURNE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 338 366 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 200 49 177 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 134 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 805 100 826 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 248 810 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 325 19 778 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 106 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 245 294 acres.. 19 465 18 769 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 148 203 acres.. 6 595 6 046 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 360 22 843 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 656 62 414 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 1 234 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 21 609 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 11 $100,000 or more .................... 72 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 908 19 881 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 569 54 171 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 338 367 $1,000.. 5 520 2 194 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 332 5 978 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 159 Other ............................... 168 207 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 188 222 200 days or more ................... 129 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 257 286 number.. 10 844 10 610 Beef cows ..................farms.. 236 267 number.. 6 139 6 061 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 120 200 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 253 285 number.. 4 759 5 774 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 22 number.. 2 064 2 928 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 13 number.. 3 909 4 561 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 13 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 17 number.. 297 023 189 171 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 65 55 number.. 16 497 148 9 927 568 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 39 acres.. 1 067 671 bushels.. 90 660 44 829 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.. 3 3 acres.. 926 512 bushels.. 25 550 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 127 177 acres.. 4 215 4 620 tons, dry.. 6 333 8 045 @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. .