1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 436 521 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 194 120 542 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 677 150 860 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 070 731 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 688 25 294 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 175 202 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 379 446 acres.. 42 788 47 753 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 295 340 acres.. 23 175 24 004 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 15 acres.. 995 602 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 568 12 976 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 175 24 906 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 357 4 452 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 211 8 524 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 16 $100,000 or more .................... 41 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 045 12 517 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 006 24 072 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 437 520 $1,000.. 2 415 262 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 525 504 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 185 190 Other ............................... 251 331 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 245 328 200 days or more ................... 176 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 287 368 number.. 13 144 14 102 Beef cows ..................farms.. 249 319 number.. 6 265 6 845 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 18 number.. 1 433 1 088 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 260 347 number.. 5 637 6 922 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 27 number.. 1 304 1 774 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 19 number.. 2 334 2 459 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 44 28 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 29 number.. 310 719 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 13 number.. 7 076 769 3 791 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 66 89 acres.. 3 634 2 187 bushels.. 309 519 136 414 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 24 acres.. 720 2 761 bushels.. 37 950 115 704 Cotton .......................farms.. 25 34 acres.. 7 541 6 131 bales.. 9 870 7 354 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 30 acres.. 765 4 957 bushels.. 26 560 92 634 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 3 pounds.. (D) 800 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 220 244 acres.. 9 928 8 846 tons, dry.. 27 523 (D) @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. .