1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAWRENCE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 915 1 123 Land in farms ..................acres.. 173 468 188 365 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 168 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 954 165 888 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 076 956 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 901 27 725 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 288 371 50 to 179 acres ..................... 373 487 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 795 995 acres.. 121 151 133 512 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 605 757 acres.. 68 801 77 593 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 12 acres.. 1 004 1 023 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 398 54 883 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 637 48 871 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 500 15 745 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 898 39 138 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 265 390 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 179 228 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 153 191 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 131 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 40 $100,000 or more .................... 111 124 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 952 47 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 313 42 136 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 915 1 123 $1,000.. 8 267 7 352 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 035 6 547 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 311 355 Other ............................... 604 768 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 601 759 200 days or more ................... 472 587 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 682 786 number.. 30 278 27 776 Beef cows ..................farms.. 628 700 number.. 16 096 15 679 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 28 number.. 851 570 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 656 782 number.. 14 240 15 440 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 95 number.. 5 812 6 835 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 88 number.. 11 351 13 635 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 9 number.. 106 466 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 59 number.. (D) 1 156 297 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 67 61 number.. 16 657 713 12 512 200 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 96 132 acres.. 4 859 3 361 bushels.. 478 593 248 280 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 58 acres.. 2 157 3 292 bushels.. 95 839 111 991 Cotton .......................farms.. 80 131 acres.. 39 939 39 708 bales.. 54 780 40 350 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 64 131 acres.. 5 942 16 238 bushels.. 186 748 240 219 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 487 558 acres.. 16 771 15 257 tons, dry.. 31 486 19 869 @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. .