1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COVINGTON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 831 870 Land in farms ..................acres.. 166 490 175 735 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 272 137 611 Average per acre .........dollars.. 801 762 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 731 22 187 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 194 197 50 to 179 acres ..................... 364 369 180 to 499 acres .................... 187 207 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 734 769 acres.. 87 932 80 682 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 576 592 acres.. 36 545 36 928 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 20 acres.. 2 330 1 389 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 891 36 203 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 020 41 612 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 735 12 141 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 156 24 061 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 212 248 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 135 144 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 150 151 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 47 $100,000 or more .................... 106 91 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 467 29 900 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 831 34 329 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 832 871 $1,000.. 6 872 3 806 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 260 4 369 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 397 380 Other ............................... 434 490 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 415 487 200 days or more ................... 284 347 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 557 586 number.. 31 167 30 633 Beef cows ..................farms.. 499 522 number.. 15 958 15 077 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 20 number.. 743 326 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 549 600 number.. 15 919 19 835 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 100 number.. 5 412 8 944 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 79 98 number.. 8 934 18 420 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 0 number.. 111 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 72 number.. (D) 142 796 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 47 47 number.. 13 171 213 10 900 213 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 172 186 acres.. 4 371 4 084 bushels.. 307 658 228 188 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 68 acres.. 674 3 053 bushels.. 26 086 79 766 Cotton .......................farms.. 38 36 acres.. 6 109 3 476 bales.. 9 283 4 925 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 72 acres.. 1 266 6 385 bushels.. 34 655 134 720 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 168 207 acres.. 11 728 9 098 pounds.. 31 453 405 23 473 972 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 298 314 acres.. 7 364 8 035 tons, dry.. 21 764 20 938 @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. .