1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DE SOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 467 488 Land in farms ..................acres.. 149 312 139 591 Average size of farm .......acres.. 320 286 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 539 201 311 552 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 913 1 175 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 362 37 379 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 172 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 154 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 363 397 acres.. 103 087 106 584 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 261 308 acres.. 79 290 74 658 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 22 acres.. 7 322 4 556 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 937 24 175 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 680 49 539 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 561 18 595 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 376 5 580 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 205 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 13 $100,000 or more .................... 39 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 457 21 018 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 806 43 070 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 174 Other ............................... 315 314 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 314 319 200 days or more ................... 221 224 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 314 number.. 13 429 14 321 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 269 number.. 6 849 8 250 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 21 number.. 322 816 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 264 305 number.. 7 143 7 838 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 11 number.. (D) 360 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 239 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 4 number.. 153 18 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 31 number.. 956 680 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 10 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 40 acres.. 13 232 8 319 bushels.. 1 548 056 1 033 050 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 306 bushels.. 0 20 392 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 19 acres.. 2 379 13 719 bushels.. 100 020 432 095 Rice..........................farms.. 4 1 acres.. 2 650 (D) cwt.. 124 290 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 18 38 acres.. 11 785 16 108 bales.. 20 584 25 137 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 56 59 acres.. 40 570 30 608 bushels.. 1 375 443 972 243 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 198 228 acres.. 11 128 12 170 tons, dry.. 24 100 26 665 @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.