1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 275 258 Land in farms ..................acres.. 17 871 16 665 Average size of farm .......acres.. 65 65 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 545 168 913 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 316 2 115 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 386 10 721 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 126 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 218 232 acres.. 7 827 8 430 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 165 153 acres.. 2 484 2 081 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 22 acres.. 173 74 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 572 1 951 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 354 7 562 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 521 782 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 051 1 169 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 4 $100,000 or more .................... 8 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 234 1 820 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 154 7 026 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 97 Other ............................... 204 161 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 191 150 200 days or more ................... 124 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 151 147 number.. 3 771 3 528 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 123 number.. 1 971 1 816 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 11 number.. 212 180 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 131 136 number.. 1 455 1 771 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 8 number.. 53 447 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 7 number.. 21 825 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. 74 296 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 20 number.. (D) 1 483 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 0 number.. 16 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 9 acres.. 67 (D) bushels.. 5 093 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 70 acres.. 1 539 1 080 tons, dry.. 3 048 1 694 @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.