1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WINSTON COUNTY, ALABAMA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 559 591 Land in farms ..................acres.. 56 680 57 923 Average size of farm .......acres.. 101 98 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 159 110 252 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 221 1 109 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 367 23 075 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 176 205 50 to 179 acres ..................... 276 272 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 447 470 acres.. 27 398 24 210 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 312 324 acres.. 8 469 8 228 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 59 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 998 51 499 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 387 87 140 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 273 189 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 726 51 310 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 188 212 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 26 $100,000 or more .................... 131 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 627 41 350 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 834 69 966 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 559 591 $1,000.. 8 659 6 582 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 490 11 137 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 219 226 Other ............................... 340 365 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 338 406 200 days or more ................... 237 294 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 426 434 number.. 18 015 15 505 Beef cows ..................farms.. 395 378 number.. 9 205 7 623 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 27 number.. 1 533 1 346 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 418 430 number.. 7 048 7 343 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 37 number.. 3 538 2 111 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 31 number.. 7 861 5 306 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 0 number.. 38 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 41 number.. 735 084 576 362 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 109 142 number.. 24 231 408 25 164 719 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 54 acres.. 436 425 bushels.. 29 540 26 727 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 285 286 acres.. 7 982 6 885 tons, dry.. 16 816 11 464 @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. .