1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 361 416 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 086 86 532 Average size of farm .......acres.. 236 208 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 880 171 483 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 080 726 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 341 19 816 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 107 50 to 179 acres ..................... 142 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 305 347 acres.. 21 433 20 043 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 243 260 acres.. 9 679 8 560 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 0 acres.. 32 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 284 13 896 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 107 33 405 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 205 1 054 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 079 12 842 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 31 $100,000 or more .................... 32 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 971 11 279 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 932 27 113 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 361 416 $1,000.. 2 050 1 427 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 677 3 430 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 125 Other ............................... 228 291 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 216 270 200 days or more ................... 149 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 246 288 number.. 9 711 8 982 Beef cows ..................farms.. 218 243 number.. 5 611 5 172 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 14 number.. 51 42 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 238 278 number.. 4 764 5 145 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 46 number.. 4 779 5 513 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 45 number.. 12 578 9 352 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 127 130 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 50 number.. (D) 182 383 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 27 number.. 4 092 482 3 730 006 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 94 acres.. 2 512 1 612 bushels.. 194 529 116 607 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 7 acres.. 564 388 bushels.. 26 101 12 285 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) 1 492 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 15 acres.. 803 935 bushels.. 25 777 20 235 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 193 175 acres.. 4 992 3 672 tons, dry.. 12 233 9 116 @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. .