1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CONECUH COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 326 405 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 466 101 657 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 265 524 185 723 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 006 715 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 158 22 174 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 287 369 acres.. 35 924 46 981 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 234 290 acres.. 15 403 21 914 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 26 276 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 638 6 352 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 362 15 683 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 713 2 820 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 925 3 531 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 13 $100,000 or more .................... 13 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 534 6 279 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 975 15 504 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 326 405 $1,000.. 516 - 103 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 582 - 255 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 124 Other ............................... 216 281 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 199 262 200 days or more ................... 140 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 233 291 number.. 15 112 15 376 Beef cows ..................farms.. 216 253 number.. 8 312 8 211 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 337 270 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 224 292 number.. 7 512 7 585 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 41 number.. 1 070 1 727 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 35 number.. 1 534 3 558 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 346 63 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 39 number.. 414 755 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 88 140 acres.. 3 854 5 941 bushels.. 307 284 323 282 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 16 acres.. 585 1 993 bushels.. 12 300 51 631 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 7 acres.. 2 134 356 bales.. 3 055 457 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 39 acres.. 719 6 006 bushels.. 18 167 142 483 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 23 29 acres.. 1 815 1 895 pounds.. 3 835 885 4 144 550 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 162 191 acres.. 6 110 6 429 tons, dry.. 14 730 16 710 @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. .