1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 367 364 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 666 126 352 Average size of farm .......acres.. 359 347 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 926 209 471 Average per acre .........dollars.. 689 594 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 412 25 789 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 294 297 acres.. 60 829 68 915 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 208 228 acres.. 33 503 36 584 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 9 acres.. (D) 99 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 325 15 316 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 857 42 078 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 376 5 252 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 949 10 064 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 13 $100,000 or more .................... 29 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 510 12 755 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 842 35 042 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 139 143 Other ............................... 228 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 225 215 200 days or more ................... 156 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 236 293 number.. 18 784 25 371 Beef cows ..................farms.. 180 221 number.. 6 796 9 533 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 19 number.. 355 805 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 240 286 number.. 14 449 19 704 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 19 number.. 45 925 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 19 number.. 55 1 688 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 18 number.. 211 384 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 29 acres.. 3 913 4 710 bushels.. 264 692 485 990 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 511 bushels.. (D) 40 640 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 445 807 bushels.. 14 961 42 719 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 2 462 2 300 bales.. 3 717 2 884 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 35 43 acres.. 16 192 18 107 bushels.. 371 988 541 025 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 179 183 acres.. 11 118 10 088 tons, dry.. 23 620 20 520 @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.