1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAMAR COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 299 362 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 102 59 861 Average size of farm .......acres.. 188 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 354 89 633 Average per acre .........dollars.. 821 552 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 857 18 468 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 260 332 acres.. 24 782 23 859 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 235 278 acres.. 11 572 11 697 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 615 3 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 434 9 859 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 098 933 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 517 2 636 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 8 $100,000 or more .................... 12 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 963 3 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 254 8 402 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 299 362 $1,000.. 408 - 15 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 364 - 40 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 96 115 Other ............................... 203 247 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 194 245 200 days or more ................... 155 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 215 245 number.. 7 495 7 471 Beef cows ..................farms.. 191 220 number.. 3 867 3 724 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 11 number.. 475 535 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 213 237 number.. 3 646 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 28 number.. 2 598 1 266 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 23 number.. 4 221 2 296 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 19 number.. (D) 503 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 570 000 388 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 86 118 acres.. 2 993 1 504 bushels.. 229 834 92 252 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 13 acres.. 461 565 bushels.. 20 965 18 044 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) 993 bales.. (D) 975 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 39 acres.. 2 057 3 956 bushels.. 51 706 59 846 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 180 183 acres.. 5 200 4 574 tons, dry.. 9 835 7 663 @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. .