1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 458 494 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 315 118 184 Average size of farm .......acres.. 243 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 240 150 446 Average per acre .........dollars.. 654 630 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 531 26 444 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 193 188 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 120 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 394 436 acres.. 49 613 46 064 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 303 328 acres.. 22 447 20 620 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 30 acres.. 2 770 2 601 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 269 39 731 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 025 80 427 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 852 5 064 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 417 34 667 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 33 $100,000 or more .................... 104 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 800 35 267 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 349 71 536 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 458 493 $1,000.. 8 449 2 543 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 448 5 159 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 218 213 Other ............................... 240 281 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 271 200 days or more ................... 168 207 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 301 338 number.. 21 370 19 899 Beef cows ..................farms.. 267 300 number.. 11 471 11 235 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 17 number.. 720 419 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 300 339 number.. 8 977 10 168 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 70 number.. 4 984 4 984 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 75 number.. 7 927 7 013 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 0 number.. 16 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 37 number.. 195 018 192 942 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 68 73 number.. 19 328 886 19 600 583 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 100 137 acres.. 3 752 4 355 bushels.. 346 415 308 536 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 14 acres.. 530 712 bushels.. 19 900 12 159 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 16 acres.. 1 972 (D) bales.. 2 648 1 549 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 11 acres.. 258 514 bushels.. 6 996 8 367 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 93 104 acres.. 7 188 6 639 pounds.. 19 264 867 14 284 315 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 196 198 acres.. 7 610 6 010 tons, dry.. 20 460 18 609 @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. .