1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALCORN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 449 392 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 607 78 653 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 201 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 494 153 309 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 205 847 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 364 20 059 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 112 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 213 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 382 361 acres.. 43 281 43 471 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 288 312 acres.. 25 909 27 748 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. (D) 583 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 577 6 449 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 875 16 452 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 087 4 176 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 490 2 274 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 220 148 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 13 $100,000 or more .................... 15 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 706 4 866 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 708 12 412 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 120 129 Other ............................... 329 263 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 301 243 200 days or more ................... 244 181 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 285 255 number.. 10 332 8 376 Beef cows ..................farms.. 252 237 number.. 5 091 4 637 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 16 number.. 48 315 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 260 244 number.. 5 452 4 300 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 21 number.. 1 253 2 444 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 21 number.. 3 764 3 520 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 20 number.. 670 314 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 66 102 acres.. 6 808 7 083 bushels.. 469 947 751 481 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 20 acres.. (D) 2 314 bushels.. (D) 191 480 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 277 bushels.. (D) 8 227 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 17 acres.. (D) 2 356 bales.. (D) 2 584 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 45 80 acres.. 9 672 6 902 bushels.. 238 163 164 401 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 243 227 acres.. 8 593 9 249 tons, dry.. 16 737 14 896 @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.