1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 336 402 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 962 79 836 Average size of farm .......acres.. 202 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 248 264 167 065 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 096 906 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 841 19 509 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 141 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 278 319 acres.. 26 380 33 628 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 204 231 acres.. 8 502 10 715 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 21 acres.. 408 238 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 756 7 427 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 013 18 474 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 929 3 660 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 827 3 767 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 17 $100,000 or more .................... 13 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 630 6 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 640 16 435 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 337 402 $1,000.. 3 429 461 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 174 1 147 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 105 98 Other ............................... 231 304 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 283 200 days or more ................... 164 219 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 220 284 number.. 10 287 12 736 Beef cows ..................farms.. 205 254 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 210 271 number.. 4 185 6 308 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 21 number.. 1 195 3 164 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 20 number.. 1 851 5 384 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 331 757 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 21 acres.. 641 319 bushels.. 43 442 18 959 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. 35 100 bushels.. 1 000 2 160 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 19 acres.. 2 870 2 904 bales.. 3 469 2 623 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 1 900 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 8 (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 170 acres.. 3 660 5 925 tons, dry.. 8 344 12 134 @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. .