1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 871 977 Land in farms ..................acres.. 224 370 235 478 Average size of farm .......acres.. 258 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 422 270 329 513 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 625 1 355 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 511 35 046 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 302 323 50 to 179 acres ..................... 305 315 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 144 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 778 871 acres.. 164 293 169 582 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 634 707 acres.. 109 783 112 625 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 26 acres.. 2 692 866 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 427 34 877 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 599 35 698 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 120 22 288 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 307 12 589 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 282 341 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 170 171 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 151 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 50 $100,000 or more .................... 94 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 231 29 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 939 29 906 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 873 978 $1,000.. 8 677 4 462 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 940 4 562 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 331 386 Other ............................... 540 591 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 539 610 200 days or more ................... 396 464 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 529 543 number.. 27 447 25 471 Beef cows ..................farms.. 463 462 number.. 15 104 13 161 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 36 number.. 913 1 164 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 506 531 number.. 12 925 13 459 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 93 number.. 5 241 7 989 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 91 number.. 11 272 16 128 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 207 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 49 number.. 682 373 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 1 800 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 156 217 acres.. 14 356 12 237 bushels.. 1 416 529 880 436 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 69 103 acres.. 10 307 12 149 bushels.. 494 861 451 398 Cotton .......................farms.. 104 158 acres.. 38 577 30 061 bales.. 60 914 35 644 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 161 259 acres.. 29 797 45 779 bushels.. 882 137 958 792 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 429 418 acres.. 19 311 16 108 tons, dry.. 31 605 28 623 @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. .