1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 291 233 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 036 37 147 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 159 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 182 172 574 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 851 1 057 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 261 23 283 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 113 83 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 226 194 acres.. 15 751 16 723 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 150 135 acres.. 6 926 7 730 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 13 acres.. 696 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 952 8 554 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 072 36 711 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 777 2 222 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 176 6 332 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 6 $100,000 or more .................... 22 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 285 7 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 345 31 713 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 114 98 Other ............................... 177 135 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 154 130 200 days or more ................... 123 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 162 number.. 6 799 5 516 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 149 number.. (D) 3 061 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 334 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 163 150 number.. 3 755 2 802 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 12 number.. 78 537 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 11 number.. 69 503 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 11 number.. 147 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 12 number.. 4 244 018 3 333 838 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 15 acres.. 358 1 183 bushels.. 37 275 147 809 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 707 bushels.. 0 70 135 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 191 bushels.. 0 6 826 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 10 acres.. 0 2 263 bushels.. 0 91 683 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 101 99 acres.. 3 366 2 694 tons, dry.. 7 198 5 150 @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.