1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 31 318 31 998 Land in farms ..................acres.. 10 124 822 10 188 362 Average size of farm .......acres.. 323 318 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 337 081 248 479 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 052 777 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 801 40 616 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 108 1 122 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 863 5 796 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 443 12 797 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 356 7 606 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 415 2 524 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 133 2 153 Total cropland .................farms.. 25 289 27 625 acres.. 5 947 311 6 518 288 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 19 198 22 245 acres.. 4 338 710 4 404 612 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 769 2 127 acres.. 1 076 231 882 976 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 127 383 2 336 737 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 859 73 028 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 291 365 1 146 450 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 836 018 1 190 287 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 511 9 860 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 954 5 417 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 4 387 5 049 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 3 666 4 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 265 1 681 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 014 1 248 $100,000 or more .................... 4 521 4 624 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 458 575 1 954 337 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 534 61 067 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 12 753 14 463 Other ............................... 18 565 17 535 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 17 989 17 241 200 days or more ................... 13 004 12 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 19 319 21 070 number.. 1 127 442 1 152 331 Beef cows ..................farms.. 17 151 18 855 number.. 590 402 588 920 Milk cows ..................farms.. 688 1 216 number.. 45 540 64 510 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 18 912 20 282 number.. 590 771 580 526 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 662 1 270 number.. 215 936 160 917 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 425 934 number.. 756 595 278 764 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 231 237 number.. 4 797 6 447 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 941 1 453 number.. 6 537 982 6 841 469 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 393 1 211 number.. 554 915 961 388 128 497 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 497 3 377 acres.. 405 393 269 080 bushels.. 43 851 007 23 869 788 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 154 662 acres.. 25 499 105 151 bushels.. 1 648 269 7 172 060 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 697 1 064 acres.. 155 049 180 840 bushels.. 6 547 211 6 749 633 Rice..........................farms.. 530 748 acres.. 234 244 270 497 cwt.. 13 330 366 15 630 876 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 701 3 344 acres.. 966 443 1 332 855 bales.. 1 714 762 2 075 048 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 851 4 644 acres.. 1 964 202 1 652 840 bushels.. 59 370 926 53 569 740 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 13 999 15 121 acres.. 648 809 639 152 tons, dry.. 1 486 117 1 317 502 @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.