1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DALE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 403 490 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 555 129 105 Average size of farm .......acres.. 334 263 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 237 198 673 Average per acre .........dollars.. 929 817 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 205 34 669 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 356 434 acres.. 67 549 63 012 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 290 365 acres.. 39 214 32 902 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 32 acres.. 2 693 2 039 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 816 23 159 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 391 47 263 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 172 10 976 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 643 12 182 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 27 $100,000 or more .................... 70 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 644 18 968 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 596 38 711 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 403 490 $1,000.. 7 476 2 976 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 552 6 073 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 196 205 Other ............................... 207 285 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 203 296 200 days or more ................... 148 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 251 291 number.. 15 542 15 873 Beef cows ..................farms.. 227 263 number.. 8 199 8 742 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 11 number.. 53 57 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 285 number.. 6 824 8 833 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 78 number.. 2 861 7 463 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 75 number.. 5 656 11 646 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 23 number.. 323 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 14 number.. 9 930 492 6 630 888 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 107 157 acres.. 7 839 6 485 bushels.. 566 165 348 255 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 32 acres.. 1 177 1 748 bushels.. 37 320 46 244 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 3 624 1 330 bales.. 5 181 1 088 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 19 acres.. (D) 1 697 bushels.. (D) 30 714 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 166 198 acres.. 21 315 15 897 pounds.. 55 158 553 32 827 379 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 146 179 acres.. 4 461 4 760 tons, dry.. 11 998 11 034 @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. .