1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 315 378 Land in farms ..................acres.. 199 714 207 753 Average size of farm .......acres.. 634 550 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 373 202 266 103 Average per acre .........dollars.. 539 470 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 592 32 502 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 240 294 acres.. 70 958 81 058 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 166 192 acres.. 29 444 31 980 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 12 acres.. 2 556 2 756 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 934 24 637 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 805 65 178 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 533 3 458 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 400 21 180 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 23 $100,000 or more .................... 39 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 610 21 860 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 428 57 983 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 315 378 $1,000.. 1 860 2 867 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 904 7 586 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 130 161 Other ............................... 185 217 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 192 216 200 days or more ................... 136 157 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 261 312 number.. 38 359 44 671 Beef cows ..................farms.. 236 258 number.. 22 497 21 388 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 21 number.. 384 376 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 306 number.. 22 511 33 075 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 44 number.. 444 1 663 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 31 number.. (D) 4 983 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 43 number.. 161 1 451 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 13 number.. 4 903 000 3 897 924 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 35 acres.. 1 198 2 326 bushels.. 66 974 141 378 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 10 acres.. (D) 1 203 bushels.. (D) 30 180 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 11 acres.. 7 725 7 528 bales.. 9 180 8 584 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 11 acres.. 4 162 7 730 bushels.. 107 472 166 869 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 6 1 acres.. 6 (D) pounds.. 10 380 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 132 156 acres.. 13 118 13 276 tons, dry.. 26 968 25 548 @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. .