1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 317 365 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 889 84 837 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 628 144 118 Average per acre .........dollars.. 814 587 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 711 18 857 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 198 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 230 277 acres.. 25 933 25 468 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 157 168 acres.. 7 069 7 391 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 13 acres.. 255 370 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 872 7 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 524 20 742 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 693 2 809 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 179 4 761 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 126 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 6 $100,000 or more .................... 13 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 882 6 670 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 353 18 274 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 318 365 $1,000.. 299 513 Average per farm..........dollars.. 941 1 405 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 87 103 Other ............................... 230 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 225 244 200 days or more ................... 164 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 245 278 number.. 11 712 10 097 Beef cows ..................farms.. 227 244 number.. 6 054 5 649 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 9 number.. 44 61 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 244 281 number.. 5 433 5 500 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 11 number.. 36 185 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 9 number.. 547 250 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 0 number.. 63 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 22 number.. (D) 113 828 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 975 000 995 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 18 acres.. 145 257 bushels.. 8 083 12 226 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 1 830 1 948 bales.. 2 931 2 376 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 116 129 acres.. 4 963 3 653 tons, dry.. 12 857 9 741 @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. .