1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILCOX COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 235 322 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 260 156 950 Average size of farm .......acres.. 601 487 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 342 832 227 584 Average per acre .........dollars.. 677 424 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 484 21 966 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 197 244 acres.. 39 817 46 327 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 149 183 acres.. 15 645 18 696 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 32 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 227 7 713 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 751 23 952 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 249 1 567 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 977 6 145 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 7 $100,000 or more .................... 15 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 698 6 768 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 249 21 018 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 235 322 $1,000.. 960 385 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 084 1 197 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 83 104 Other ............................... 152 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 198 200 days or more ................... 105 138 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 174 252 number.. 18 475 22 605 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 191 number.. 9 968 10 684 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 19 number.. 44 101 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 167 243 number.. 9 298 14 294 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 58 number.. (D) 1 952 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 29 number.. (D) 2 625 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 57 number.. 540 1 118 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 54 acres.. 3 309 3 414 bushels.. 283 554 209 550 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 13 acres.. (D) 2 035 bushels.. (D) 72 745 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 1 acres.. 2 565 (D) bales.. 4 151 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 12 acres.. (D) 3 602 bushels.. 17 081 80 251 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 116 128 acres.. 7 900 9 396 tons, dry.. 19 680 20 818 @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. .