1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GENEVA COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 806 881 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 536 200 162 Average size of farm .......acres.. 243 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 218 172 334 Average per acre .........dollars.. 821 733 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 307 34 162 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 209 50 to 179 acres ..................... 318 336 180 to 499 acres .................... 172 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 704 798 acres.. 120 851 134 985 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 571 677 acres.. 68 818 67 681 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 65 acres.. 2 503 4 114 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 286 53 406 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 611 60 620 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 267 20 140 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 020 33 265 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 136 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 81 $100,000 or more .................... 189 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 816 46 811 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 935 53 194 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 806 880 $1,000.. 17 192 5 337 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 330 6 064 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 465 469 Other ............................... 341 412 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 387 482 200 days or more ................... 276 332 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 470 502 number.. 29 267 27 307 Beef cows ..................farms.. 423 439 number.. 14 754 14 069 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 12 number.. 1 085 722 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 459 489 number.. 13 218 14 093 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 129 number.. 8 889 10 104 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 99 133 number.. 12 058 18 710 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 57 number.. 357 729 306 906 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 91 48 number.. 30 909 988 19 084 834 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 275 316 acres.. 15 233 10 076 bushels.. 1 127 156 571 587 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 103 acres.. 1 343 5 010 bushels.. 49 257 134 598 Cotton .......................farms.. 43 24 acres.. 5 597 (D) bales.. 8 647 1 668 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 57 128 acres.. 3 727 11 673 bushels.. 101 522 233 129 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 377 444 acres.. 31 210 31 163 pounds.. 72 725 591 68 865 862 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 248 281 acres.. 7 369 6 920 tons, dry.. 14 958 15 855 @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. .