1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COPIAH COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 510 490 Land in farms ..................acres.. 120 681 126 613 Average size of farm .......acres.. 237 258 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 024 174 813 Average per acre .........dollars.. 915 703 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 759 20 662 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 213 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 380 400 acres.. 44 731 54 036 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 258 287 acres.. 16 342 19 830 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 40 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 263 27 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 751 56 322 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 390 2 605 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 874 24 993 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 193 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 14 $100,000 or more .................... 43 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 909 24 094 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 478 49 171 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 197 220 Other ............................... 313 270 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 300 240 200 days or more ................... 212 182 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 381 382 number.. 23 144 21 063 Beef cows ..................farms.. 337 351 number.. 13 325 11 657 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 15 number.. 1 159 1 378 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 375 376 number.. 13 894 9 050 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 8 number.. (D) 210 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 6 number.. (D) 422 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 1 number.. 24 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 24 25 number.. 12 773 537 9 386 690 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 15 acres.. (D) 2 281 bushels.. (D) 187 950 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 365 bushels.. 0 10 300 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 9 acres.. 2 044 2 152 bales.. 3 035 3 197 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 5 acres.. 806 3 420 bushels.. 16 163 99 130 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 234 245 acres.. 11 476 10 377 tons, dry.. 25 460 21 268 @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.