1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PERRY COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 312 341 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 193 160 001 Average size of farm .......acres.. 462 469 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 883 207 388 Average per acre .........dollars.. 558 457 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 981 35 197 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 105 104 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 260 291 acres.. 60 493 75 406 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 188 220 acres.. 27 075 42 037 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 140 268 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 337 11 824 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 748 34 674 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 570 3 247 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 767 8 577 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 16 $100,000 or more .................... 38 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 815 9 409 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 870 27 675 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 312 340 $1,000.. 980 1 397 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 142 4 108 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 152 Other ............................... 179 189 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 173 205 200 days or more ................... 120 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 240 264 number.. 20 725 19 180 Beef cows ..................farms.. 218 222 number.. 10 711 9 930 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 20 number.. 1 248 1 288 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 237 260 number.. 7 813 9 903 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 35 number.. 2 656 4 744 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 25 number.. 5 034 6 829 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 31 number.. (D) 527 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 76 acres.. 878 2 213 bushels.. 52 074 167 434 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 24 acres.. 2 135 5 160 bushels.. 56 703 143 769 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 53 acres.. 13 670 24 630 bushels.. 318 404 375 848 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 8 7 acres.. 58 9 pounds.. 49 700 14 743 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 130 139 acres.. 10 015 10 267 tons, dry.. 19 568 18 447 @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. .