1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DALLAS COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 408 486 Land in farms ..................acres.. 233 422 250 035 Average size of farm .......acres.. 572 514 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 343 932 245 072 Average per acre .........dollars.. 627 459 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 597 35 292 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 109 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 353 403 acres.. 115 821 129 045 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 266 308 acres.. 56 996 60 878 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 12 acres.. 326 574 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 930 21 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 104 45 127 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 062 9 306 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 869 12 625 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 38 $100,000 or more .................... 63 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 280 19 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 705 40 022 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 408 487 $1,000.. 3 234 2 112 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 925 4 336 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 218 230 Other ............................... 190 256 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 206 249 200 days or more ................... 139 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 301 364 number.. 32 854 32 145 Beef cows ..................farms.. 274 291 number.. 18 309 17 474 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 28 number.. 687 889 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 302 364 number.. 15 137 18 124 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 51 number.. 817 5 403 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 40 number.. 2 559 10 230 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 14 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 49 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 76 acres.. 4 018 2 533 bushels.. 294 045 111 107 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 37 acres.. 4 096 6 066 bushels.. 162 689 158 692 Cotton .......................farms.. 51 57 acres.. 16 435 15 786 bales.. 20 452 15 155 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 51 acres.. 18 294 22 897 bushels.. 511 155 423 458 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 1 acres.. 4 (D) pounds.. 5 600 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 193 200 acres.. 14 186 13 604 tons, dry.. 36 732 23 647 @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. .