1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PICKENS COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 404 417 Land in farms ..................acres.. 106 206 108 861 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 261 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 729 185 765 Average per acre .........dollars.. 782 692 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 175 30 562 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 175 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 113 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 323 355 acres.. 44 933 48 093 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 254 265 acres.. 25 281 26 114 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 1 170 537 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 081 47 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 488 113 395 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 255 3 196 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 826 44 090 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 134 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 23 $100,000 or more .................... 103 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 502 43 015 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 501 103 153 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 403 417 $1,000.. 6 739 2 775 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 721 6 654 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 186 155 Other ............................... 218 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 221 262 200 days or more ................... 146 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 259 266 number.. 13 952 15 287 Beef cows ..................farms.. 238 223 number.. 7 215 5 860 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 14 number.. 870 983 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 254 number.. 5 980 10 095 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 30 number.. 2 534 3 137 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 23 number.. 4 551 7 106 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 26 number.. 392 345 475 966 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 83 69 number.. 26 502 207 24 893 278 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 33 42 acres.. 2 520 890 bushels.. 162 994 53 235 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 10 acres.. 1 114 704 bushels.. 43 154 17 151 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 9 acres.. 5 244 4 419 bales.. 7 281 4 501 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 36 acres.. 7 065 11 315 bushels.. 179 501 236 700 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 200 acres.. 9 449 7 874 tons, dry.. 21 862 15 031 @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. .