Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years 



[For meaning o( abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



All farms 



Farms.- number. 



Land in farms acres. 



Average size of farm acres. 



Value of land and buildings': 



I per farm dollars. 



I per acre dollars. 



Estimated market value of 

 all machinerv and 



equipment' $1,000. 



Average per farm dollars. 



Farms by size: 



1 to 9 acres 



10 to 49 acres 



50 10 179 acres 



180 to 499 acres 



500 to 999 acres 



1.000 to 1.999 acres 



2.000 acres or more 



Total cropland farms. 



acres. 



Harvested cropland farms. 



acres. 



Irrigated land farms. 



acres. 



Market value of agncultura) 



products soid^ $1,000. 



Average per lann dollars. 



Crops, including nursery 



and greenhouse crops .. $1,000. 

 Livestock, poultry, and 



their products $1,000. 



Farms by value of sales^: 



Less than $2.500. 



$2,500 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24.999' 



$25,000 to $49.999' 



$50,000 to $99.999 _ 



$100,000 to $499.999 



$500,000 or more 



Farms by type of 

 organization: 

 Individual or family (sole 



proprietorship) 



Pannersfiip 



Corporation 



Other — cooperative, 

 estate or trust, 

 institutional, etc, 



Operators by days worked 

 off farm*: 



None 



Any 



200 days or more 



Operators by pnncipal 

 occupation': 



Farming __ 



Other 



Average age of operator* years.. 



Total farm production 

 expenses' $1.000.. 



Selected farm production 

 expenses' 

 Livestock and poultry 



purchased $1,000. 



Feed for livestock and 



poultry $1,000. 



Commercial fertilizer' $1,000. 



Petroleum products $1,000. 



Hired farm labor $1.000. 



Interest expense' $1,000. 



Agncultural chemicals' ... $1,000. 



Livestock and poultry: 

 Cattle and calves 



inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Beef cows farms. 



number.. 



Milk cows farms. 



number- 



Hogs and pigs inventory farms.. 



number.. 

 Hogs and pigs sold farms.. 



number.. 

 Chickens 3 months old or 

 older inventory' farms.. 



number.. 

 Broilers and other meat- 

 type chickens sold farms.. 



number.. 



See footnotes at end of table 



2 602 

 12 356 

 16 514 



7 776 

 . 2 469 



1 111 

 490 



4 496 607 



28 509 



2 231 623 



497 992 

 1 410 311 



15 082 

 7 726 

 6 534 

 5 210 



2 324 

 1 956 



3 946 

 540 



39 553 



3 014 



570 



14 206 

 26 899 

 20 154 



26 920 



53.1 



570 084 

 86 491 

 64 535 



123 018 



29 844 

 1 450 416 

 25 879 

 748 002 

 1 336 

 45 994 



3 585 

 353 062 



3 220 

 648 262 



3 043 

 14 132 

 18 277 

 8 171 

 2 786 

 1 186 

 553 



41 975 

 5 105 734 



33 351 

 3 265 361 



606 916 

 1 097 244 



19 246 

 7 916 

 6 100 

 5 230 

 2 702 

 2 698 

 4 173 

 353 



14 774 

 29 776 

 22 074 



203 688 



467 749 

 110 580 

 95 501 

 67 505 

 110 691 

 63 014 



33 671 

 1 652 524 

 29 016 

 785 032 

 2 361 

 58 946 



6 061 

 463 840 



5 127 

 785 996 



50 780 



11 147 825 



220 



2 855 

 13 282 

 20 319 



9 503 



3 025 

 1 194 



602 



45 443 

 S 448 622 



37 301 

 3 364 231 



504 120 

 1 027 312 



17 918 

 8 782 

 7 170 

 6 249 

 3 384 

 3 279 

 3 728 

 236 



16 649 

 31 929 

 23 392 



181 403 



456 407 

 104 751 

 64 898 

 82 662 

 (NA) 

 51 862 



33 304 

 1 646 340 

 29 034 

 615 257 

 3 236 

 65 275 



10 325 



677 280 



9 202 



1 057 220 



56 678 

 1 1 852 946 



209 



3 056 

 15 475 

 23 313 

 9 962 

 2 934 

 1 296 

 643 



51 272 

 5 296 467 



40 969 

 2 793 621 



406 259 

 699 388 



28 361 

 6 853 

 6 080 



12 885 



2 341 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



16 564 

 30 848 

 22 664 



52.3 

 978 656 



131 879 



398 070 

 92 014 

 40 931 

 52 970 

 (NA) 

 31 450 



40 098 

 2 204 135 



31 015 



1 083 693 



6 120 



83 256 



11 500 



568 586 



9 291 



978 340 



3 711 

 21 439 

 29 610 

 12 379 

 3 374 

 1 349 

 629 



66 580 

 5 789 393 



52 444 

 2 706 167 



172 023 

 463 023 



43 934 

 8 468 

 6 669 



12 657 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 43 656 

 28 242 



52.7 

 579 238 



88 083 



196 759 

 52 267 

 27 840 

 44 466 

 (NA) 

 15 732 



46 396 

 1 781 061 

 (NA) 

 821 381 

 10 889 

 110 040 



5 467 

 33 254 

 35 722 

 12 668 

 3 278 

 1 371 

 770 



83 918 

 5 118 610 



74 409 

 2 989 719 



230 406 

 293 283 



60 819 

 11 437 

 8 151 



11 681 

 412 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 47 310 

 29 605 



52.3 

 (NA) 



53 426 



139 326 

 46 557 

 24 070 

 39 000 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



68 905 

 1 847 608 



45 199 

 820 832 



31 845 

 160 395 



39 721 

 721 432 



19 431 

 880 500 



7 656 

 43 658 

 45 018 

 14 085 



3 317 



2 054 



107 385 



6 027 961 



98 794 



3 715 251 



180 741 

 220 283 



82 167 

 16 000 

 8 906 

 8 670 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 57 411 

 31 716 



51.2 

 (NA) 



38 941 



97 203 



(NA) 



19 412 



36 570 



(NA) 



(NA) 



83 150 

 1 526 410 

 (NA) 

 620 673 

 56 281 

 207 805 



75 659 

 1 223 572 



39 915 

 1 014 517 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



ALABAMA 7 



