1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 598 712 Land in farms ..................acres.. 231 243 269 246 Average size of farm .......acres.. 387 378 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 417 068 286 170 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 019 775 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 849 34 268 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 215 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 170 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 452 549 acres.. 95 358 102 013 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 316 367 acres.. 29 096 38 079 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 23 acres.. 226 853 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 414 30 739 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 860 43 173 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 160 8 383 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 254 22 356 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 213 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 39 $100,000 or more .................... 41 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 268 20 639 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 324 28 988 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 597 712 $1,000.. 5 939 10 371 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 949 14 566 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 229 253 Other ............................... 369 459 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 458 200 days or more ................... 253 340 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 454 515 number.. 41 671 44 576 Beef cows ..................farms.. 406 455 number.. 23 037 24 476 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 13 number.. 793 1 077 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 449 528 number.. 23 508 29 067 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 40 number.. 3 201 1 998 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 32 number.. 6 708 5 696 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 5 number.. 390 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 39 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 6 number.. 2 435 000 1 460 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 21 acres.. 517 517 bushels.. 37 793 35 633 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 28 acres.. 1 358 3 419 bushels.. 47 534 74 135 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 10 acres.. (D) 2 204 bales.. (D) 2 265 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 25 acres.. 2 592 6 029 bushels.. 69 113 98 897 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 263 303 acres.. 21 860 23 214 tons, dry.. 40 299 36 430 @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. .