1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 488 563 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 135 145 104 Average size of farm .......acres.. 283 258 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 962 212 704 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 069 862 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 374 29 196 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 153 50 to 179 acres ..................... 193 199 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 432 483 acres.. 87 663 93 448 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 326 380 acres.. 53 595 56 994 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 19 acres.. 3 797 1 989 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 504 23 683 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 360 42 066 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 175 15 060 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 329 8 623 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 188 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 17 $100,000 or more .................... 66 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 238 18 589 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 570 32 959 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 488 564 $1,000.. 3 979 3 667 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 153 6 502 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 200 192 Other ............................... 288 371 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 279 349 200 days or more ................... 212 281 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 357 402 number.. 15 904 15 949 Beef cows ..................farms.. 341 349 number.. 8 774 8 876 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 3 number.. 13 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 348 403 number.. 7 286 9 631 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 46 number.. 4 571 7 737 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 44 number.. 10 602 12 806 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 2 number.. 132 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 19 number.. 72 487 460 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 19 18 number.. 7 245 551 3 773 450 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 79 acres.. 4 420 2 239 bushels.. 471 177 177 148 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 46 acres.. 2 245 4 228 bushels.. 95 212 134 029 Cotton .......................farms.. 68 108 acres.. 33 801 34 518 bales.. 38 029 38 066 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 71 acres.. 4 314 9 345 bushels.. 134 474 144 143 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 241 279 acres.. 9 906 8 136 tons, dry.. 15 568 11 123 @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. .