1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 774 928 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 821 100 517 Average size of farm .......acres.. 111 108 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 955 107 548 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 463 1 027 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 664 19 151 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 308 426 50 to 179 acres ..................... 290 323 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 666 762 acres.. 48 161 47 478 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 465 559 acres.. 19 041 23 710 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 16 acres.. 242 251 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 628 25 156 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 155 27 108 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 100 2 465 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 528 22 691 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 303 447 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 147 152 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 30 $100,000 or more .................... 75 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 613 22 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 676 24 326 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 774 928 $1,000.. 4 941 1 298 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 384 1 399 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 262 308 Other ............................... 512 620 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 484 601 200 days or more ................... 350 469 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 578 681 number.. 22 270 19 711 Beef cows ..................farms.. 534 589 number.. 11 708 10 602 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 22 number.. 853 610 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 542 642 number.. 8 974 10 352 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 49 number.. 1 111 1 668 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 46 number.. 3 399 4 120 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 2 number.. 127 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 48 number.. 26 144 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 64 75 number.. 18 012 245 15 490 819 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 90 acres.. 2 430 1 522 bushels.. 224 955 82 159 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 205 886 bushels.. 8 907 26 560 Cotton .......................farms.. 22 23 acres.. 2 306 (D) bales.. 2 924 1 678 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 36 67 acres.. 3 294 7 604 bushels.. 88 955 142 833 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 4 pounds.. (D) 3 450 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 377 420 acres.. 10 161 10 673 tons, dry.. 22 014 16 485 @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. .