1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COFFEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 760 842 Land in farms ..................acres.. 175 209 179 311 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 213 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 638 145 007 Average per acre .........dollars.. 865 632 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 791 30 031 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 144 185 50 to 179 acres ..................... 291 317 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 205 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 640 729 acres.. 95 172 97 764 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 528 604 acres.. 52 177 46 577 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 60 acres.. 1 871 4 701 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 94 608 73 123 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 484 86 844 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 803 15 076 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 70 805 58 047 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 62 $100,000 or more .................... 192 186 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 760 61 009 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 685 72 372 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 760 843 $1,000.. 16 244 9 805 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 374 11 632 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 354 402 Other ............................... 406 440 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 406 495 200 days or more ................... 312 369 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 425 505 number.. 25 751 26 497 Beef cows ..................farms.. 370 438 number.. 13 364 14 820 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 15 number.. 769 391 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 420 513 number.. 9 966 13 199 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 80 120 number.. 7 530 7 180 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 79 125 number.. 10 157 10 439 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 43 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 42 number.. 457 678 263 933 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 117 130 number.. 37 163 342 37 115 738 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 199 243 acres.. 9 138 6 959 bushels.. 735 174 391 591 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 55 acres.. 1 691 2 770 bushels.. 69 874 71 454 Cotton .......................farms.. 28 24 acres.. 3 565 (D) bales.. 4 811 1 687 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 33 acres.. 426 3 488 bushels.. 15 400 59 961 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 299 327 acres.. 27 940 23 874 pounds.. 70 012 664 50 228 471 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 276 328 acres.. 7 227 8 210 tons, dry.. 18 578 20 673 @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. .