1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 462 546 Land in farms ..................acres.. 489 158 484 751 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 059 888 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 286 648 887 653 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 233 996 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 510 159 251 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 175 186 Total cropland .................farms.. 451 530 acres.. 480 157 476 489 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 443 522 acres.. 464 026 457 375 Irrigated land .................farms.. 229 195 acres.. 162 589 94 490 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 166 810 143 354 Average per farm .........dollars.. 361 061 262 554 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 165 853 142 862 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 958 492 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 66 $100,000 or more .................... 276 288 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 113 721 100 315 Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 150 183 727 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 370 440 Other ............................... 92 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 174 200 days or more ................... 73 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 30 35 number.. 2 070 1 610 Beef cows ..................farms.. 26 33 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 30 31 number.. 1 046 610 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 258 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 274 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 40 170 acres.. 5 871 26 389 bushels.. 414 930 1 974 496 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 150 248 acres.. 46 132 59 076 bushels.. 1 822 509 2 560 138 Rice..........................farms.. 51 68 acres.. 17 885 16 830 cwt.. 978 783 993 785 Cotton .......................farms.. 304 345 acres.. 212 843 181 400 bales.. 317 865 313 224 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 330 411 acres.. 209 904 217 722 bushels.. 6 396 422 7 559 136 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 25 25 acres.. 1 840 1 291 tons, dry.. 4 239 1 635 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.