1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 555 634 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 176 89 109 Average size of farm .......acres.. 141 141 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 482 166 449 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 937 1 056 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 786 21 820 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 161 179 50 to 179 acres ..................... 240 278 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 459 530 acres.. 35 704 39 773 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 326 375 acres.. 13 217 16 366 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 36 acres.. 1 568 2 761 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 893 23 771 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 879 37 494 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 551 5 978 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 341 17 793 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 225 272 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 16 $100,000 or more .................... 73 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 499 28 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 557 45 051 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 555 635 $1,000.. 5 448 - 6 225 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 817 - 9 803 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 236 222 Other ............................... 319 412 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 318 421 200 days or more ................... 232 316 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 409 458 number.. 17 319 16 371 Beef cows ..................farms.. 380 409 number.. 9 936 8 486 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 22 number.. 571 1 042 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 384 454 number.. 7 897 7 282 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 25 number.. 22 090 1 252 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 19 number.. 51 167 1 903 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 111 21 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 35 number.. 393 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 49 44 number.. 19 742 558 10 513 614 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 40 acres.. 188 392 bushels.. 10 990 20 934 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 10 408 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 529 bushels.. (D) 8 846 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 5 pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 265 293 acres.. 10 857 12 214 tons, dry.. 18 857 20 295 @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. .