1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 191 256 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 832 59 172 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 247 119 380 Average per acre .........dollars.. 629 483 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 524 12 559 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 118 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 143 193 acres.. 11 573 16 171 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 98 118 acres.. 3 322 3 552 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 23 116 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 395 1 453 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 303 5 675 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 2 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 363 1 399 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 137 5 488 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 191 255 $1,000.. - 189 - 90 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 990 - 352 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 64 59 Other ............................... 127 197 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 128 187 200 days or more ................... 78 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 162 223 number.. 6 437 7 563 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 203 number.. 3 902 4 556 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 12 number.. 16 34 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 159 221 number.. 3 168 4 182 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 9 number.. 162 137 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 4 number.. 130 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 11 number.. (D) 206 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 13 acres.. 16 97 bushels.. 745 3 396 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 102 acres.. 3 253 3 403 tons, dry.. 5 838 4 521 @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. .