1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WALKER COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 430 559 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 257 64 980 Average size of farm .......acres.. 117 116 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 466 110 984 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 283 884 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 126 17 807 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 185 50 to 179 acres ..................... 195 245 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 362 467 acres.. 25 431 28 549 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 259 321 acres.. 11 986 10 583 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 4 acres.. 487 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 701 19 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 072 35 419 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 824 858 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 877 18 941 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 163 254 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 11 $100,000 or more .................... 47 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 348 17 280 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 361 30 968 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 432 558 $1,000.. 4 891 1 702 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 321 3 051 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 147 133 Other ............................... 283 426 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 267 398 200 days or more ................... 205 304 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 336 425 number.. 9 998 10 417 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 374 number.. 5 472 5 761 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 18 number.. 86 157 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 309 414 number.. 4 327 5 304 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 35 number.. (D) 8 080 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 30 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 152 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 44 46 number.. 14 740 832 8 263 834 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 49 acres.. 248 354 bushels.. 12 715 19 736 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 240 290 acres.. 11 324 10 232 tons, dry.. 24 390 16 191 @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. .