1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 139 1 224 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 487 208 014 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 170 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 017 147 850 Average per acre .........dollars.. 874 828 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 841 24 310 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 362 429 50 to 179 acres ..................... 456 458 180 to 499 acres .................... 187 175 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 044 1 117 acres.. 122 380 121 489 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 831 908 acres.. 73 773 75 846 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 27 acres.. 751 913 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 522 32 934 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 723 26 907 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 497 8 988 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 025 23 947 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 363 431 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 219 226 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 190 213 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 54 $100,000 or more .................... 106 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 096 26 561 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 447 21 718 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 139 1 223 $1,000.. 8 380 4 802 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 358 3 927 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 445 467 Other ............................... 694 757 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 700 789 200 days or more ................... 529 572 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 807 813 number.. 34 876 31 257 Beef cows ..................farms.. 725 707 number.. 16 791 15 565 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 37 number.. 1 294 589 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 770 781 number.. 14 727 15 946 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 76 157 number.. 15 952 14 186 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 76 138 number.. 25 589 30 302 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 178 95 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 63 99 number.. 360 980 298 639 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 55 45 number.. 14 836 104 6 665 716 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 228 268 acres.. 20 567 14 882 bushels.. 2 063 760 917 722 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 53 acres.. 2 311 3 705 bushels.. 100 383 107 826 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 150 228 acres.. 26 964 34 293 bushels.. 701 001 574 762 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 630 641 acres.. 20 841 17 664 tons, dry.. 42 343 23 359 @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. .