1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 426 526 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 697 81 391 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 372 297 192 917 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 937 1 495 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 971 18 501 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 164 50 to 179 acres ..................... 182 193 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 333 428 acres.. 38 328 38 462 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 247 308 acres.. 18 416 16 585 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 23 acres.. (D) 215 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 526 10 015 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 404 19 041 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 079 3 004 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 447 7 011 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 236 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 22 $100,000 or more .................... 29 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 374 9 345 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 353 17 733 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 426 527 $1,000.. 719 1 081 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 687 2 051 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 154 171 Other ............................... 272 355 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 252 340 200 days or more ................... 196 266 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 376 number.. 13 627 15 122 Beef cows ..................farms.. 244 314 number.. 6 356 6 906 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 22 number.. 1 521 2 124 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 253 351 number.. 6 488 6 778 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 21 number.. (D) 2 888 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 21 number.. (D) 7 745 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 157 122 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 29 number.. 576 646 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 33 acres.. 346 326 bushels.. 22 474 10 918 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 27 31 acres.. 5 749 4 679 bales.. 8 016 5 360 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 4 acres.. 210 573 bushels.. 3 600 5 418 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 241 acres.. 9 540 10 370 tons, dry.. 18 948 17 181 @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. .