1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 387 520 Land in farms ..................acres.. 35 748 45 053 Average size of farm .......acres.. 92 87 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 951 170 981 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 759 2 480 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 269 17 300 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 158 229 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 160 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 291 399 acres.. 18 657 23 494 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 208 272 acres.. 7 165 8 662 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 19 acres.. 143 135 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 829 8 925 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 478 17 164 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 621 1 958 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 208 6 967 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 259 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 11 $100,000 or more .................... 12 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 582 7 860 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 809 15 116 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 388 520 $1,000.. 207 777 Average per farm..........dollars.. 534 1 495 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 123 149 Other ............................... 264 371 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 252 356 200 days or more ................... 194 285 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 223 334 number.. 7 274 9 573 Beef cows ..................farms.. 206 289 number.. (D) 4 807 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 20 number.. (D) 728 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 219 311 number.. 3 445 4 940 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 45 number.. 842 2 206 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 37 number.. 2 258 3 455 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 31 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 647 035 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 34 acres.. 136 263 bushels.. 7 023 9 668 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 158 208 acres.. 6 951 7 418 tons, dry.. 14 088 10 639 @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. .