1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GEORGE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 419 381 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 744 43 498 Average size of farm .......acres.. 100 114 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 731 113 895 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 528 939 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 009 23 392 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 171 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 165 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 376 349 acres.. 18 722 21 879 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 297 281 acres.. 11 200 10 791 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 45 acres.. 977 669 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 105 6 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 730 18 103 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 173 4 376 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 932 2 522 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 14 $100,000 or more .................... 25 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 543 6 064 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 046 15 958 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 112 110 Other ............................... 307 271 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 283 240 200 days or more ................... 221 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 278 248 number.. 8 850 9 112 Beef cows ..................farms.. 223 217 number.. 4 642 4 746 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 21 number.. 332 448 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 256 224 number.. 5 774 3 641 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 16 number.. 316 2 636 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 14 number.. 285 5 288 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 36 98 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 26 number.. 422 606 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 67 acres.. 2 346 2 647 bushels.. 211 262 214 496 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 415 bushels.. (D) 32 806 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 14 acres.. 1 103 1 152 bushels.. 37 743 39 164 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 0 acres.. 1 136 0 bales.. 1 654 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 18 acres.. 1 629 3 080 bushels.. 34 895 92 077 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 169 acres.. 5 202 4 010 tons, dry.. 12 201 8 737 @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.