1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 559 646 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 435 99 726 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 156 111 488 Average per acre .........dollars.. 996 690 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 111 16 844 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 269 318 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 433 499 acres.. 33 593 30 836 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 299 333 acres.. 7 758 8 275 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) 146 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 311 23 837 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 012 36 900 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 337 313 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 974 23 524 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 195 254 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 134 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 27 $100,000 or more .................... 74 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 917 17 831 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 494 27 646 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 560 645 $1,000.. 4 073 2 929 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 273 4 540 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 237 214 Other ............................... 322 432 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 329 427 200 days or more ................... 253 328 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 469 533 number.. 20 613 19 752 Beef cows ..................farms.. 433 463 number.. 12 276 10 322 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 15 number.. 413 252 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 456 526 number.. 9 199 10 876 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 27 number.. 1 122 1 050 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 18 number.. 1 530 1 411 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 6 number.. 201 32 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 51 number.. (D) 611 175 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 56 65 number.. 13 920 229 11 045 331 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 76 105 acres.. 765 1 029 bushels.. 37 625 58 740 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 105 (D) bushels.. 5 135 2 697 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 280 bushels.. (D) 5 200 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 3 3 pounds.. 6 600 5 600 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 249 254 acres.. 6 695 6 764 tons, dry.. 12 481 10 168 @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. .