1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 910 1 090 Land in farms ..................acres.. 207 226 223 190 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 350 247 268 336 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 494 1 341 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 140 36 269 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 267 358 50 to 179 acres ..................... 369 388 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 811 977 acres.. 154 535 166 841 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 634 785 acres.. 94 637 101 416 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 23 acres.. 3 036 542 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 856 41 580 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 183 38 147 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 219 26 316 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 637 15 265 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 295 394 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 178 209 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 149 158 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 53 $100,000 or more .................... 101 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 897 32 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 942 29 585 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 910 1 090 $1,000.. 11 521 7 841 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 660 7 194 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 334 378 Other ............................... 576 712 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 539 675 200 days or more ................... 442 518 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 608 662 number.. 25 440 25 636 Beef cows ..................farms.. 557 577 number.. 14 018 13 034 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 36 number.. 547 1 417 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 586 653 number.. 11 462 13 242 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 56 number.. 2 918 5 727 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 51 number.. 5 440 9 108 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 2 number.. 353 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 39 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 3 number.. 3 529 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 97 202 acres.. 5 484 6 922 bushels.. 533 558 402 138 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 38 64 acres.. 2 558 5 090 bushels.. 106 424 207 801 Cotton .......................farms.. 136 221 acres.. 58 686 49 284 bales.. 90 211 53 680 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 116 243 acres.. 12 799 27 514 bushels.. 402 867 485 309 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 435 452 acres.. 15 163 13 441 tons, dry.. 25 354 22 130 @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. .