1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MACON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 311 370 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 437 144 986 Average size of farm .......acres.. 445 392 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 323 929 200 578 Average per acre .........dollars.. 694 517 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 197 25 825 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 133 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 251 319 acres.. 47 758 51 754 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 190 243 acres.. 17 412 22 218 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 17 acres.. 2 310 2 219 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 119 8 927 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 323 24 128 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 086 5 362 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 033 3 565 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 15 $100,000 or more .................... 16 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 302 8 457 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 911 22 858 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 311 370 $1,000.. 49 597 Average per farm..........dollars.. 157 1 613 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 108 116 Other ............................... 203 254 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 188 231 200 days or more ................... 141 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 203 249 number.. 13 336 13 568 Beef cows ..................farms.. 182 209 number.. 7 230 7 580 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 12 number.. 630 518 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 189 245 number.. 6 284 7 046 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 36 number.. 396 1 139 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 31 number.. 1 213 2 747 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 29 number.. (D) 4 215 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 39 acres.. 673 922 bushels.. 35 603 33 077 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 18 acres.. 592 1 172 bushels.. 17 515 34 146 Cotton .......................farms.. 23 26 acres.. 5 576 7 081 bales.. 7 009 6 484 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 21 acres.. 1 154 3 750 bushels.. 27 648 53 082 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 4 pounds.. (D) 6 574 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 122 172 acres.. 6 565 7 139 tons, dry.. 13 137 10 501 @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. .