1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARENGO COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 434 471 Land in farms ..................acres.. 199 117 220 526 Average size of farm .......acres.. 459 468 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 060 217 567 Average per acre .........dollars.. 595 443 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 357 30 580 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 170 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 350 388 acres.. 76 454 89 551 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 254 290 acres.. 22 431 36 016 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 32 171 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 935 14 839 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 109 31 504 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 679 2 972 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 256 11 866 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 22 $100,000 or more .................... 31 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 303 13 006 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 414 27 614 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 433 471 $1,000.. 2 297 1 875 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 304 3 980 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 155 167 Other ............................... 279 304 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 261 293 200 days or more ................... 191 222 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 350 402 number.. 37 078 38 650 Beef cows ..................farms.. 315 341 number.. 20 105 20 822 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 19 number.. 1 814 1 652 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 345 402 number.. 18 424 23 416 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 21 number.. 341 2 050 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 17 number.. 140 2 394 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 26 number.. 291 487 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 51 acres.. 811 1 366 bushels.. 68 683 79 354 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 11 acres.. (D) 4 036 bushels.. (D) 154 535 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 12 acres.. 2 540 2 277 bales.. 3 352 2 529 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 22 acres.. 1 120 9 805 bushels.. 25 578 253 469 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 5 pounds.. (D) 6 517 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 221 233 acres.. 17 890 20 321 tons, dry.. 34 819 38 347 @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. .