1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 143 1 254 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 892 199 960 Average size of farm .......acres.. 177 159 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 317 141 654 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 047 859 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 488 21 635 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 347 416 50 to 179 acres ..................... 500 513 180 to 499 acres .................... 144 174 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 971 1 113 acres.. 126 662 126 548 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 725 832 acres.. 68 288 66 398 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 13 acres.. 808 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 900 24 086 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 534 19 207 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 140 11 185 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 760 12 901 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 374 498 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 247 228 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 214 231 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 33 $100,000 or more .................... 74 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 386 20 129 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 585 16 064 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 143 1 253 $1,000.. 2 638 4 272 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 308 3 409 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 384 409 Other ............................... 759 845 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 714 839 200 days or more ................... 536 640 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 869 934 number.. 39 858 32 872 Beef cows ..................farms.. 798 826 number.. 21 166 17 421 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 33 number.. 625 581 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 841 929 number.. 17 734 19 845 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 106 number.. 8 675 16 138 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 100 number.. 11 501 28 811 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 13 number.. 898 236 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 72 number.. 1 237 2 156 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 7 number.. 2 482 507 1 973 719 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 172 226 acres.. 6 990 7 350 bushels.. 653 177 500 805 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 64 64 acres.. 3 820 4 364 bushels.. 143 161 141 116 Cotton .......................farms.. 92 131 acres.. 29 001 22 688 bales.. 34 865 25 574 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 73 164 acres.. 6 398 15 142 bushels.. 194 019 276 381 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 9 (D) pounds.. 4 220 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 584 625 acres.. 21 971 17 413 tons, dry.. 38 498 25 245 @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. .