1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 400 455 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 066 149 361 Average size of farm .......acres.. 275 328 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 790 200 393 Average per acre .........dollars.. 770 656 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 756 27 643 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 163 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 357 408 acres.. 53 639 55 310 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 300 344 acres.. 34 136 33 229 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 17 acres.. 1 022 799 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 325 12 237 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 813 26 894 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 966 6 800 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 359 5 437 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 25 $100,000 or more .................... 38 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 088 11 365 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 220 24 979 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 400 455 $1,000.. 1 505 1 566 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 762 3 441 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 159 Other ............................... 233 296 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 284 200 days or more ................... 153 214 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 253 299 number.. 14 880 17 717 Beef cows ..................farms.. 206 259 number.. 8 032 9 518 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 19 number.. 353 251 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 301 number.. 6 850 10 336 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 76 number.. 6 222 9 777 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 72 number.. 9 872 15 213 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 37 number.. (D) 852 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 129 209 acres.. 6 297 9 009 bushels.. 522 311 656 590 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 55 acres.. 134 2 536 bushels.. 3 240 81 392 Cotton .......................farms.. 82 73 acres.. 18 275 9 439 bales.. 30 114 14 317 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 37 111 acres.. 2 305 7 174 bushels.. 61 727 188 180 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 168 161 acres.. 6 331 4 850 tons, dry.. 14 714 10 309 @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. .