1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 566 658 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 228 105 586 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 160 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 273 122 535 Average per acre .........dollars.. 705 654 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 216 22 737 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 283 314 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 488 585 acres.. 41 224 45 941 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 369 452 acres.. 18 376 20 515 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 704 10 923 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 745 16 601 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 647 1 388 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 057 9 536 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 302 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 114 145 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 10 $100,000 or more .................... 39 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 567 9 120 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 970 13 860 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 566 658 $1,000.. 1 451 459 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 564 697 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 203 Other ............................... 389 455 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 377 437 200 days or more ................... 287 339 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 405 465 number.. 16 029 15 043 Beef cows ..................farms.. 367 411 number.. 8 498 8 103 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 31 number.. 276 470 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 397 455 number.. 6 857 7 189 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 62 number.. 2 183 4 332 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 49 number.. 3 400 8 603 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 42 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 32 29 number.. 7 344 200 4 231 430 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 128 176 acres.. 5 160 4 179 bushels.. 361 161 275 343 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 17 acres.. 1 528 1 363 bushels.. 59 522 32 868 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 412 bales.. (D) 423 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 57 acres.. 2 703 7 176 bushels.. 67 161 111 809 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 17 pounds.. (D) 35 309 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 285 312 acres.. 8 075 7 297 tons, dry.. 16 019 11 668 @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. .