1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 158 175 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 495 46 532 Average size of farm .......acres.. 269 266 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 270 394 175 311 Average per acre .........dollars.. 935 733 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 356 19 731 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 119 135 acres.. 12 814 17 037 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 83 102 acres.. 5 680 7 206 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 10 acres.. 6 181 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 658 2 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 154 14 693 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 727 709 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 931 1 862 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 3 $100,000 or more .................... 6 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 075 2 518 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 459 14 386 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 57 73 Other ............................... 101 102 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 94 91 200 days or more ................... 59 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 116 142 number.. 5 642 6 806 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 135 number.. (D) 3 177 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 289 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 115 144 number.. 2 693 3 180 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 143 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. 148 200 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 18 acres.. 1 095 3 907 bushels.. 102 970 260 163 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 680 297 bales.. 1 428 307 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 1 acres.. 412 (D) bushels.. 10 994 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 70 87 acres.. 3 343 2 713 tons, dry.. 7 130 6 038 @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.