1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOUSTON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 753 862 Land in farms ..................acres.. 191 810 207 817 Average size of farm .......acres.. 255 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 062 187 923 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 087 800 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 910 35 687 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 163 191 50 to 179 acres ..................... 267 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 180 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 694 762 acres.. 134 033 141 755 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 602 688 acres.. 91 289 85 557 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 64 acres.. 7 731 7 276 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 564 37 527 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 118 43 535 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 938 27 082 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 626 10 445 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 112 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 114 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 96 $100,000 or more .................... 132 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 453 27 976 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 114 32 455 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 752 862 $1,000.. 11 806 8 782 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 700 10 187 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 405 451 Other ............................... 348 411 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 356 446 200 days or more ................... 265 333 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 417 465 number.. 28 245 27 236 Beef cows ..................farms.. 380 425 number.. 14 459 14 109 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 831 843 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 399 475 number.. 11 145 14 286 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 120 number.. 9 591 14 736 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 124 number.. 14 888 27 698 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 118 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 33 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 1 130 500 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 284 340 acres.. 19 484 11 973 bushels.. 1 547 077 699 446 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 138 acres.. 3 854 8 741 bushels.. 156 835 216 516 Cotton .......................farms.. 31 10 acres.. 3 568 (D) bales.. 4 122 1 122 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 112 205 acres.. 8 283 15 160 bushels.. 238 932 294 296 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 427 511 acres.. 44 735 41 240 pounds.. 106 370 009 89 764 995 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 165 193 acres.. 5 501 6 239 tons, dry.. 13 053 13 117 @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. .