1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHOCTAW COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 217 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 859 42 712 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 219 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 397 109 475 Average per acre .........dollars.. 722 506 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 879 20 275 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 111 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 158 168 acres.. 16 407 19 141 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 128 147 acres.. 6 695 9 408 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 554 5 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 420 27 319 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 848 831 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 706 4 496 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 3 $100,000 or more .................... 8 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 509 4 063 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 996 20 834 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 73 74 Other ............................... 144 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 124 98 200 days or more ................... 94 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 132 number.. 5 959 6 849 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 122 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 129 number.. 2 755 3 793 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 17 number.. 28 923 3 714 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 16 number.. 113 971 6 275 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 81 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 23 acres.. 401 820 bushels.. 27 235 84 227 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 281 bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 1 167 1 315 bales.. (D) 1 527 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 685 bushels.. (D) 22 100 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 113 121 acres.. 4 304 4 276 tons, dry.. 8 869 6 941 @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.