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U.S. Department
of Agriculture
How does
Alabama Agriculture
Compare to the
U.S. & Other States ?
2002
CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
Third Annual Butler/Cunningham Conference
November 8-9, 2004
Montgomery, Alabama
Presented by:
Linda Hutton, Chief
Environmental, Economics, and Demographics
The Census of Agriculture
2002
- provides the most comprehensive source of
statistics portraying our Nation’s agriculture
CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
- is the only source of uniform agricultural data
for every county in the U.S.
- provides a complete statistical picture of
U.S. farms and ranches every five years
Benefits from the Census
Data supplied by farmers and ranchers
2002OF
help the ag community make informed CENSUS
AGRICULTURE
decisions concerning:
-Farming trends
-Structure and needs of farms of
various sizes and specialties
-Irrigation and other practices
-Improving farming efficiencies
-Environmental and conservation issues
Some New Information
Collected Includes 2002
- Multiple operators (up to 3 operators)
CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
- Acres used to grow certified organic commodities
- Acres treated with animal manure
- Grain storage capacity
- Bison, deer, elk, llamas, emus, & ostrich inventory
- More detailed farm-related income
- Computer/Internet use
27.4%
197 ac
Average Per Acre Value
Average based on all types of land in farms
US: $1,213 per acre
AL: $1,698 per acre
Source: 2002 Census of Agriculture
less than 500
$500 -$999
$1000 - $1999
$2000 -$2999
3000 or m ore
$335,217
U.S. Distribution of Farms by Market Value of Sales: 2002
Less than $2,500
$2,500 to $9,999
$10,000 to $24,999
$25,000 to $49,999
39
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20
1
12
2
8
3
7
$50,000 to $99,999
5
11
$100,000 to $499,999
$500,000 or more
27
3
62
Percent of Farms
Percent of Market Value of Sales
Alabama: Percent of Farms and of Market Value of
Agricultural Products Sold: 2002
Le ss th an $ 2,500
$2 ,5 00 to $ 4,999
$5 ,0 00 to $ 9,999
43.4
0.4
14.2
71.1% farms produce 2.4% value
0.7
13.5
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$1 0,00 0 to $19 ,9 99
$2 0,00 0 to $24 ,9 99
$2 5,00 0 to $49 ,9 99
$5 0,00 0 to $99 ,9 99
1.8
21.4% farms produce 13.8% value
2.2
0.7
Percent of farms
4.3
2.1
Percent of sales
2.8
2.7
2.8
$1 00 ,0 00 to $2 49,9 99
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$2 50 ,0 00 to $4 99,9 99
2.9
$5 00 ,0 00 to $9 99,9 99
$1 ,0 00 ,0 00 o r m ore
7.5% farms produce 83.9%
16.2
28.4
1.4
39.3
Perc ent
United States
Source: 1999 Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey
21.4%
Alabama’s Animal Agriculture
is Larger Than its Crop Production
Value Sold by Animal and Crop Production
Livestock, Poultry,…
Crops
100
Percent
80
60
82%
40
53%
20
18%
0
Alabama
U.S.
47%
1.4 mil inv.
While over 80% of Alabama’s
value of sales
is from animal production,
cotton, corn, peanuts, and soybeans
are the major crop commodities.
523,123 ac
176,122 ac.
176,395 ac.
164,771 ac.
Demographic Data: 2002 Census
Percent
Alabama
U.S.
Full owner
Part owner
Tenants
71.3
24.2
4.6
67.1
25.9
7.0
Farms with one operator
Farms with more than one
67.6
32.4
62.3
37.7
Tenure of principal operator
Women Principal Operators .. farms 4,821 237,819
acres 746,669 59 mil
Farms by Type of Organization: 2002
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