1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TALLADEGA COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 472 552 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 199 114 668 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 208 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 692 184 149 Average per acre .........dollars.. 987 975 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 347 22 421 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 153 50 to 179 acres ..................... 204 208 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 408 474 acres.. 58 491 64 011 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 300 368 acres.. 26 527 30 895 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 14 acres.. 741 217 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 846 16 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 453 30 062 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 667 1 991 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 179 14 603 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 205 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 20 $100,000 or more .................... 35 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 228 14 830 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 967 26 867 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 473 552 $1,000.. 1 398 1 585 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 956 2 871 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 191 210 Other ............................... 281 342 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 269 352 200 days or more ................... 213 284 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 347 385 number.. 19 860 20 944 Beef cows ..................farms.. 322 345 number.. 10 609 9 202 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 15 number.. 821 1 129 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 339 383 number.. 8 439 11 694 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 39 number.. 2 144 4 942 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 30 number.. (D) 6 564 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 246 19 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 23 number.. (D) 59 395 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 26 number.. 5 203 938 5 833 800 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 64 acres.. 2 412 1 678 bushels.. 190 310 108 973 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 28 acres.. 3 234 3 137 bushels.. 125 964 94 437 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 1 acres.. 949 (D) bales.. 1 450 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 62 acres.. 7 238 14 901 bushels.. 158 791 166 405 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 245 271 acres.. 13 826 12 474 tons, dry.. 28 212 19 457 @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. .