1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 334 300 Land in farms ..................acres.. 58 916 49 282 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 164 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 735 146 955 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 063 703 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 473 22 950 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 166 145 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 290 258 acres.. 16 809 17 247 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 225 210 acres.. 7 322 7 576 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 19 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 830 10 124 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 419 33 748 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 924 642 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 906 9 483 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 134 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 8 $100,000 or more .................... 19 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 537 8 117 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 548 27 056 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 98 110 Other ............................... 236 190 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 227 198 200 days or more ................... 155 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 249 227 number.. 9 802 8 831 Beef cows ..................farms.. 218 206 number.. 5 268 5 003 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 9 number.. 0 43 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 249 212 number.. 5 051 3 899 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 21 number.. 71 675 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 16 number.. 49 724 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 7 number.. 199 456 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 28 number.. 59 974 59 072 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 23 number.. 4 682 300 5 530 984 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 57 60 acres.. 907 1 547 bushels.. 75 418 95 373 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 0 acres.. 780 0 bales.. 835 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 430 bushels.. (D) 11 528 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 179 171 acres.. 5 366 5 114 tons, dry.. 12 938 9 451 @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.