1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RUSSELL COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 213 276 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 620 143 568 Average size of farm .......acres.. 529 520 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 344 502 315 525 Average per acre .........dollars.. 737 617 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 948 28 669 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 175 236 acres.. 36 513 50 775 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 137 177 acres.. 14 039 21 079 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 20 acres.. 1 903 1 482 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 180 7 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 710 26 599 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 893 3 438 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 287 3 903 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 9 $100,000 or more .................... 14 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 393 5 838 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 016 21 152 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 213 276 $1,000.. 403 698 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 892 2 527 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 78 98 Other ............................... 135 178 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 133 191 200 days or more ................... 99 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 123 162 number.. 6 734 9 873 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 145 number.. (D) 5 365 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) 363 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 120 166 number.. 2 962 5 705 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 18 number.. 1 339 2 677 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 18 number.. 2 783 4 583 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 24 number.. 320 789 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 31 acres.. 789 1 737 bushels.. 45 311 95 210 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 14 acres.. 616 1 326 bushels.. 31 030 39 902 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 13 acres.. 4 823 5 429 bales.. 7 243 4 776 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 18 acres.. 267 2 883 bushels.. 8 602 33 148 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 13 10 acres.. 2 324 1 826 pounds.. 5 625 376 2 973 600 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 105 128 acres.. 4 735 6 536 tons, dry.. 11 517 14 741 @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. .