1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIKE COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 549 605 Land in farms ..................acres.. 179 319 179 660 Average size of farm .......acres.. 327 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 265 152 533 Average per acre .........dollars.. 660 543 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 981 33 555 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 166 193 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 472 537 acres.. 79 960 82 203 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 388 431 acres.. 37 688 37 206 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 29 acres.. 4 460 3 506 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 821 30 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 355 49 657 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 022 10 409 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 799 19 633 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 33 $100,000 or more .................... 111 93 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 316 26 623 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 042 44 078 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 549 604 $1,000.. 7 602 3 756 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 847 6 219 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 248 242 Other ............................... 301 363 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 324 385 200 days or more ................... 251 277 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 402 436 number.. 30 774 31 421 Beef cows ..................farms.. 377 389 number.. 17 168 16 024 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 10 number.. 380 301 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 399 437 number.. 14 973 18 451 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 73 number.. 3 456 6 237 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 72 number.. 5 887 9 589 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 29 number.. 111 344 129 706 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 39 32 number.. 11 642 190 8 066 205 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 103 144 acres.. 3 958 4 312 bushels.. 370 651 299 980 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 34 acres.. 829 1 297 bushels.. 37 667 38 948 Cotton .......................farms.. 31 30 acres.. 2 763 (D) bales.. 3 785 2 424 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 26 acres.. (D) 1 339 bushels.. (D) 24 109 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 166 186 acres.. 20 157 18 144 pounds.. 49 447 213 32 690 629 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 253 277 acres.. 9 986 8 531 tons, dry.. 30 655 22 189 @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. .