1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 269 320 Land in farms ..................acres.. 52 018 68 663 Average size of farm .......acres.. 193 215 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 350 143 998 Average per acre .........dollars.. 930 571 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 086 19 237 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 141 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 220 283 acres.. 19 172 25 324 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 160 217 acres.. 6 283 7 899 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 22 acres.. 30 625 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 787 3 222 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 796 10 070 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 298 635 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 489 2 587 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 3 $100,000 or more .................... 5 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 098 2 474 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 234 7 706 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 90 118 Other ............................... 179 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 168 180 200 days or more ................... 129 138 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 208 246 number.. 8 611 10 745 Beef cows ..................farms.. 190 235 number.. 5 336 6 823 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 115 134 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 206 241 number.. 4 308 4 839 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 13 number.. (D) 1 674 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 12 number.. (D) 4 645 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 122 118 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 11 number.. 222 260 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 1 519 212 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 27 acres.. 259 292 bushels.. 19 510 15 515 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 137 183 acres.. 5 472 6 816 tons, dry.. 13 721 14 904 @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.