1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUMTER COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 336 456 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 923 208 372 Average size of farm .......acres.. 500 457 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 426 214 105 Average per acre .........dollars.. 513 505 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 425 18 616 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 121 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 283 381 acres.. 63 476 87 580 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 199 283 acres.. 15 468 27 931 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 361 1 301 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 817 11 965 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 193 26 239 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 693 3 019 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 124 8 946 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 32 $100,000 or more .................... 18 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 900 9 657 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 582 21 225 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 335 456 $1,000.. 1 865 1 900 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 566 4 168 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 136 195 Other ............................... 200 261 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 177 264 200 days or more ................... 145 169 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 260 355 number.. 23 980 29 853 Beef cows ..................farms.. 225 291 number.. 12 124 15 108 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 20 number.. 94 98 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 345 number.. 13 510 17 799 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 53 number.. 309 2 444 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 32 number.. 449 2 768 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 75 number.. 302 1 526 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 94 acres.. 1 969 2 254 bushels.. 148 387 129 729 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 10 acres.. 90 1 087 bushels.. 2 000 41 846 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 22 acres.. 2 520 9 474 bushels.. 95 928 232 702 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 7 18 acres.. 14 22 pounds.. 9 800 22 747 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 167 188 acres.. 9 645 12 484 tons, dry.. 19 779 31 137 @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. .