1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 382 441 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 583 154 581 Average size of farm .......acres.. 439 351 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 284 308 175 370 Average per acre .........dollars.. 688 531 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 226 29 959 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 151 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 302 381 acres.. 58 923 74 820 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 237 297 acres.. 28 695 31 196 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. (D) 587 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 695 17 770 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 266 40 296 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 340 2 168 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 356 15 603 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 28 $100,000 or more .................... 66 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 017 14 060 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 538 31 955 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 381 440 $1,000.. 4 996 3 180 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 114 7 228 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 174 222 Other ............................... 208 219 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 205 228 200 days or more ................... 147 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 276 327 number.. 30 996 31 089 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 254 number.. 14 475 13 733 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 31 number.. 1 835 2 235 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 268 311 number.. 14 989 16 950 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 38 number.. 938 824 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 21 number.. 1 915 1 010 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 49 number.. 546 913 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 52 71 acres.. 2 559 1 370 bushels.. 227 271 108 011 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 19 acres.. 3 662 2 532 bushels.. 129 905 92 594 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 12 acres.. 1 763 (D) bales.. 2 160 782 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 33 acres.. 8 737 10 616 bushels.. 281 036 235 205 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 3 6 pounds.. 2 400 10 200 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 196 235 acres.. 13 630 14 861 tons, dry.. 27 200 20 786 @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. .