1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 519 622 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 364 128 572 Average size of farm .......acres.. 201 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 213 151 760 Average per acre .........dollars.. 986 758 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 943 25 389 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 132 50 to 179 acres ..................... 226 269 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 452 528 acres.. 59 477 69 696 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 332 363 acres.. 30 033 31 734 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 26 acres.. 964 1 025 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 862 17 299 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 416 27 811 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 294 8 955 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 568 8 344 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 114 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 23 $100,000 or more .................... 45 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 150 13 908 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 211 22 360 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 520 622 $1,000.. 3 135 1 645 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 029 2 644 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 209 211 Other ............................... 310 411 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 324 415 200 days or more ................... 260 334 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 358 445 number.. 18 179 21 483 Beef cows ..................farms.. 318 396 number.. 8 980 10 989 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 17 number.. 1 501 1 170 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 340 453 number.. 8 200 11 959 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 22 number.. 7 049 5 676 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 18 number.. 11 293 7 978 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 96 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 32 number.. (D) 580 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 1 029 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 63 acres.. 1 357 1 323 bushels.. 112 075 54 123 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 17 acres.. 590 924 bushels.. 18 000 27 935 Cotton .......................farms.. 52 69 acres.. 18 561 18 389 bales.. 25 811 24 374 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 9 acres.. 469 1 112 bushels.. 13 080 15 055 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 212 243 acres.. 7 891 8 502 tons, dry.. 19 053 18 069 @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. .