1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DE KALB COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 894 2 047 Land in farms ..................acres.. 210 733 213 440 Average size of farm .......acres.. 111 104 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 268 115 985 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 399 1 055 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 429 23 855 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 114 133 10 to 49 acres ...................... 693 808 50 to 179 acres ..................... 801 778 180 to 499 acres .................... 229 279 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 639 1 761 acres.. 121 145 122 392 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 229 1 375 acres.. 60 846 68 668 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 35 acres.. 514 1 194 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 162 175 119 891 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 626 58 569 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 759 13 002 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 148 416 106 889 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 558 640 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 321 368 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 293 297 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 236 193 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 96 $100,000 or more .................... 356 357 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 130 124 97 587 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 703 47 650 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 894 2 048 $1,000.. 28 203 14 022 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 891 6 846 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 854 813 Other ............................... 1 040 1 234 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 034 1 230 200 days or more ................... 764 923 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 378 1 393 number.. 55 871 46 821 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 269 1 198 number.. 31 409 24 731 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 60 number.. 1 800 2 148 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 324 1 353 number.. 24 840 25 695 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 94 188 number.. 44 732 27 966 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 93 169 number.. 78 629 50 348 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 4 number.. 205 35 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 95 143 number.. 1 358 051 1 799 715 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 270 296 number.. 79 349 113 55 564 691 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 296 462 acres.. 18 285 15 807 bushels.. 2 106 741 1 168 898 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 68 acres.. 1 493 3 305 bushels.. 45 913 100 415 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 26 acres.. 431 913 bales.. 387 895 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 130 353 acres.. 9 954 22 295 bushels.. 311 390 411 500 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 11 pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 995 952 acres.. 26 024 21 132 tons, dry.. 53 829 34 968 @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. .