1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 362 414 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 872 90 646 Average size of farm .......acres.. 237 219 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 922 188 889 Average per acre .........dollars.. 832 966 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 066 38 758 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 158 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 337 391 acres.. 55 162 63 833 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 279 329 acres.. 40 945 45 843 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 19 acres.. 989 1 700 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 052 37 781 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 581 91 259 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 955 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 097 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 97 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 22 $100,000 or more .................... 37 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 653 33 280 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 190 80 386 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 362 414 $1,000.. 3 062 3 739 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 459 9 031 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 180 Other ............................... 185 234 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 177 240 200 days or more ................... 139 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 212 240 number.. 12 003 23 035 Beef cows ..................farms.. 181 179 number.. 6 376 6 408 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 10 number.. 398 159 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 214 227 number.. 6 143 40 061 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 24 number.. 543 1 518 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 25 number.. 926 2 684 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 5 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 23 number.. (D) 563 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 110 149 acres.. 7 882 8 401 bushels.. 754 528 826 553 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 79 acres.. 2 490 7 015 bushels.. 121 701 241 829 Cotton .......................farms.. 70 53 acres.. 16 580 8 692 bales.. 25 590 12 553 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 83 159 acres.. 10 088 21 191 bushels.. 340 740 599 535 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 12 10 acres.. 367 689 pounds.. 614 700 1 492 802 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 143 acres.. 4 423 4 340 tons, dry.. 10 458 8 334 @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. .