1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COAHOMA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 181 230 Land in farms ..................acres.. 272 809 294 547 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 507 1 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 450 551 1 210 171 Average per acre .........dollars.. 966 926 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 900 195 272 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 35 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 92 Total cropland .................farms.. 168 218 acres.. 251 754 278 909 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 162 213 acres.. 244 620 242 592 Irrigated land .................farms.. 94 99 acres.. 110 810 109 961 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 217 88 909 Average per farm .........dollars.. 531 588 386 560 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 92 072 88 062 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 146 847 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 19 $100,000 or more .................... 116 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 510 76 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 402 836 331 817 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 150 183 Other ............................... 31 47 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 50 74 200 days or more ................... 27 41 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 8 15 number.. 559 1 140 Beef cows ..................farms.. 7 14 number.. 294 615 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 8 14 number.. 168 471 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 8 number.. 53 269 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 5 number.. 62 360 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 69 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 7 acres.. 9 084 5 773 bushels.. 1 162 911 708 016 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 20 acres.. 774 3 500 bushels.. 55 211 283 597 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 66 acres.. 15 598 18 239 bushels.. 657 709 714 916 Rice..........................farms.. 26 44 acres.. 7 652 15 965 cwt.. 466 099 1 010 195 Cotton .......................farms.. 92 131 acres.. 80 766 100 082 bales.. 160 808 177 034 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 135 173 acres.. 137 263 108 519 bushels.. 4 603 218 4 012 696 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 8 9 acres.. 695 522 tons, dry.. 2 223 601 @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.