1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COVINGTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 475 482 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 666 79 962 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 395 199 016 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 276 819 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 437 23 416 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 374 437 acres.. 33 439 41 068 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 269 321 acres.. 13 891 15 336 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 22 acres.. 382 714 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 452 27 721 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 479 57 512 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 830 2 530 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 623 25 191 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 179 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 6 $100,000 or more .................... 61 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 427 23 970 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 479 49 731 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 194 215 Other ............................... 281 267 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 271 266 200 days or more ................... 210 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 325 372 number.. 22 441 20 866 Beef cows ..................farms.. 282 329 number.. 9 593 9 199 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 55 79 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 321 361 number.. 13 312 11 479 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 10 number.. 147 315 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 505 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 34 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 31 28 number.. 9 805 082 9 869 170 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 55 acres.. 1 610 2 089 bushels.. 173 289 132 781 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 972 902 bushels.. 45 237 42 134 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 6 acres.. 1 386 1 304 bushels.. 28 821 41 937 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 232 261 acres.. 8 840 9 780 tons, dry.. 19 705 19 377 @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.