RECENT NON-ROW CROP AGRICULTURE AND OTHER RURAL ENTERPRISE

Recent Non-Row Crop Agriculture, and Other Rural Enterprise

• Recall current agriculture from the beginning of this presentation. Important growth activities include: • Poultry and other livestock • Catfish growing • Forestry • Hunting and recreation • Tourism • Rural residences of various kinds

Graphs of Change in Crops

(from Ag Bulletin 45, courtesy Herb Vanderberry) • The following sequence of graphs shows changes in Alabama crops, mostly since 1950.

CORN

Acres Planted, 1953-2002 Mil Acres 3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

1953 1959 1965 1971 1977 1983 1989 1995 2001

COTTON

Acres Planted, 1953-2002 Mil Acres 2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

1953 1959 1965 1971 1977 1983 1989 1995 2001

PEANUTS

Acres Planted, 1953-2002 Thou Acres 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 1953 1959 1965 1971 1977 1983 1989 1995 2001

SOYBEANS

Acres Planted, 1953-2002 Mil Acres 2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

1953 1959 1965 1971 1977 1983 1989 1995 2001

ALL CATTLE

January 1, 1952 - 2003 Mil Head 3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

1953 1958 1963 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003

ALABAMA ALL HOGS AND PIGS

December 1, 1952 - 2002 Mil Head 1.4

1.2

1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0.0

1952 1957 1962 1967 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002

BROILERS PRODUCED

1952-2002 Mil Birds 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 1952 1957 1962 1967 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002

EGG PRODUCTION

1952-2002 Bil Eggs 4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

1952 1957 1962 1967 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002

ALABAMA CATFISH

Cash Receipts, 1992 - 2002 Mil Dollars 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

CROP RECEIPTS, 2002 Total: $583.8 Million Cotton $128.7

Vegetables $49.7

Soybeans $20.3

Peanuts $63.7

All Other Crops $78.1

Greenhouse/Nursery $243.2

Live s tock & Poultry Re ce ipts , 2002 Total: $2,378.3 billion

Broilers $1,608.5

Eggs $296.5

Dairy $38.5

Cattle & Calves $304.7

Hogs $20.3

Catfish $76.0

Other Lvstk & Poultry $33.7