1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CULLMAN COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 086 2 210 Land in farms ..................acres.. 196 859 193 771 Average size of farm .......acres.. 94 88 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 486 117 928 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 796 1 314 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 450 23 137 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 122 165 10 to 49 acres ...................... 872 965 50 to 179 acres ..................... 839 854 180 to 499 acres .................... 218 196 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 745 1 817 acres.. 109 606 100 044 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 304 1 389 acres.. 46 277 48 995 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 27 acres.. 574 726 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 237 475 197 005 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 842 89 143 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 282 7 966 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 228 193 189 039 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 562 666 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 366 356 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 272 273 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 210 185 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 119 $100,000 or more .................... 486 521 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 195 879 170 170 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 947 77 000 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 085 2 210 $1,000.. 37 696 16 235 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 079 7 346 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 996 971 Other ............................... 1 090 1 239 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 133 1 317 200 days or more ................... 852 978 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 490 1 539 number.. 67 839 58 054 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 377 1 342 number.. 35 262 30 838 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 62 number.. 2 020 1 603 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 444 1 498 number.. 30 629 28 271 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 78 number.. 8 742 8 569 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 74 number.. 16 426 17 081 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 9 number.. 935 548 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 131 170 number.. 2 400 273 3 235 774 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 401 471 number.. 121 253 358 102 130 157 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 160 236 acres.. 4 199 3 175 bushels.. 426 972 221 781 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 32 acres.. 434 1 513 bushels.. 16 235 40 240 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 32 acres.. 1 374 (D) bales.. 1 209 1 484 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 63 129 acres.. 5 480 12 295 bushels.. 186 108 287 776 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 11 3 acres.. 97 5 pounds.. 216 200 12 400 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 080 1 110 acres.. 31 268 27 405 tons, dry.. 67 286 52 769 @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. .