1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 670 754 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 342 111 397 Average size of farm .......acres.. 156 148 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 380 214 580 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 000 1 442 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 868 28 136 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 119 135 10 to 49 acres ...................... 244 291 50 to 179 acres ..................... 177 177 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 604 691 acres.. 61 682 64 731 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 511 571 acres.. 35 430 37 701 Irrigated land .................farms.. 132 118 acres.. 3 095 3 212 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 706 43 950 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 651 58 289 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 199 35 979 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 507 7 971 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 245 325 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 32 $100,000 or more .................... 62 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 556 27 198 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 096 36 024 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 669 755 $1,000.. 8 888 15 651 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 285 20 730 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 296 312 Other ............................... 374 442 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 347 410 200 days or more ................... 257 301 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 308 371 number.. 19 223 19 029 Beef cows ..................farms.. 272 314 number.. 9 005 9 668 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 25 number.. 1 216 1 131 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 294 352 number.. 9 644 10 455 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 31 number.. 6 057 4 189 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 28 number.. 11 861 9 005 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 11 number.. 230 162 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 47 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 104 acres.. 6 193 5 721 bushels.. 600 786 478 787 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 32 acres.. 2 610 4 462 bushels.. 113 131 141 478 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 2 acres.. 6 172 (D) bales.. 8 861 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 41 acres.. 6 088 12 829 bushels.. 189 088 325 572 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 199 209 acres.. 7 460 6 170 tons, dry.. 14 733 14 243 @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. .