1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 255 351 Land in farms ..................acres.. 128 357 136 725 Average size of farm .......acres.. 503 390 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 170 184 122 Average per acre .........dollars.. 587 468 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 671 18 514 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 218 292 acres.. 44 588 38 812 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 148 223 acres.. 12 339 11 358 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 7 acres.. 647 960 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 963 7 654 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 149 21 805 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 006 1 369 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 957 6 285 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 15 $100,000 or more .................... 26 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 135 6 764 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 982 19 215 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 255 352 $1,000.. 1 616 1 099 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 339 3 123 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 116 140 Other ............................... 139 211 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 137 201 200 days or more ................... 99 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 189 289 number.. 16 244 22 076 Beef cows ..................farms.. 163 224 number.. 8 756 10 910 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 20 number.. 416 420 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 186 265 number.. 8 410 12 030 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 64 number.. (D) 2 649 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 41 number.. (D) 6 048 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 46 number.. 364 909 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 79 acres.. 1 997 944 bushels.. 139 797 34 422 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 7 acres.. 289 561 bushels.. 6 805 20 525 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 405 (D) bales.. 659 920 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 6 acres.. 1 582 877 bushels.. 39 119 10 760 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 6 6 acres.. 6 9 pounds.. 5 300 17 150 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 108 150 acres.. 7 790 7 475 tons, dry.. 15 140 12 856 @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. .