1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORGAN COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 129 1 243 Land in farms ..................acres.. 155 914 159 757 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 427 145 503 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 422 1 280 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 917 20 686 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 365 455 50 to 179 acres ..................... 487 514 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 984 1 067 acres.. 93 305 95 403 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 743 822 acres.. 48 231 44 763 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 21 acres.. 241 374 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 597 54 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 016 43 921 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 470 6 320 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 127 48 274 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 408 447 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 199 240 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 195 209 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 136 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 40 $100,000 or more .................... 114 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 498 43 575 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 957 35 056 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 129 1 243 $1,000.. 8 294 6 910 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 347 5 559 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 412 405 Other ............................... 717 838 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 710 801 200 days or more ................... 566 630 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 851 928 number.. 40 326 35 979 Beef cows ..................farms.. 771 820 number.. 19 458 18 311 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 56 number.. 2 863 2 235 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 816 910 number.. 18 536 22 252 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 57 number.. 2 243 2 706 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 51 number.. 5 534 7 425 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 2 number.. 488 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 54 number.. 129 970 280 865 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 82 115 number.. 23 077 140 22 598 615 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 66 128 acres.. 3 007 2 807 bushels.. 314 028 141 813 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 52 acres.. 2 702 1 926 bushels.. 110 139 67 213 Cotton .......................farms.. 18 31 acres.. 4 523 3 797 bales.. 5 836 2 863 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 62 107 acres.. 9 105 10 906 bushels.. 289 481 225 058 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 7 pounds.. 0 20 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 639 696 acres.. 25 860 23 028 tons, dry.. 43 397 34 503 @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. .