1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 239 173 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 237 30 050 Average size of farm .......acres.. 152 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 190 188 647 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 725 1 124 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 143 17 045 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 194 146 acres.. 16 576 15 765 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 130 94 acres.. 5 039 3 966 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 11 acres.. 41 154 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 139 2 264 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 951 13 089 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 491 238 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 648 2 026 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 3 $100,000 or more .................... 3 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 602 1 654 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 932 9 558 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 77 52 Other ............................... 162 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 150 121 200 days or more ................... 103 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 188 132 number.. 7 673 5 373 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 111 number.. 4 095 2 533 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 14 number.. 299 644 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 183 123 number.. 3 578 2 187 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 8 number.. 405 823 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 6 number.. 327 1 132 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 1 number.. 87 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 3 number.. 144 32 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 73 acres.. 4 452 3 032 tons, dry.. 10 705 4 506 @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.