1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAYETTE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 299 350 Land in farms ..................acres.. 64 755 67 365 Average size of farm .......acres.. 217 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 447 98 561 Average per acre .........dollars.. 634 571 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 282 20 744 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 142 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 264 319 acres.. 30 808 29 090 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 218 248 acres.. 14 473 13 089 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 588 4 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 035 14 176 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 963 1 424 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 626 3 538 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 9 $100,000 or more .................... 12 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 101 4 086 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 060 11 642 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 299 351 $1,000.. 845 179 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 828 509 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 83 105 Other ............................... 216 245 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 204 241 200 days or more ................... 153 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 201 243 number.. 9 514 9 111 Beef cows ..................farms.. 176 203 number.. 4 471 4 086 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 15 number.. 725 1 002 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 186 238 number.. 3 926 4 685 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 23 number.. 1 586 3 089 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 23 number.. 3 778 5 570 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 176 32 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 20 number.. (D) 519 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 85 74 acres.. 4 241 1 487 bushels.. 361 782 108 775 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 354 bushels.. 0 9 400 Cotton .......................farms.. 12 14 acres.. 2 244 2 125 bales.. 1 870 1 785 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 14 acres.. 1 500 3 398 bushels.. 46 843 93 920 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 4 (D) pounds.. 6 818 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 172 acres.. 6 038 5 157 tons, dry.. 11 357 (D) @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. .