1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 723 740 Land in farms ..................acres.. 196 393 230 838 Average size of farm .......acres.. 272 312 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 132 295 826 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 226 979 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 087 36 403 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 134 150 50 to 179 acres ..................... 294 298 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 168 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 506 591 acres.. 89 203 111 458 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 337 408 acres.. 45 590 47 538 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 16 acres.. 111 88 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 506 35 316 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 239 47 725 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 196 10 592 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 309 24 724 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 333 288 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 126 146 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 16 $100,000 or more .................... 33 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 553 32 501 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 707 43 861 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 235 267 Other ............................... 488 473 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 450 452 200 days or more ................... 329 330 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 448 527 number.. 34 410 38 454 Beef cows ..................farms.. 402 492 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 441 520 number.. 16 737 18 054 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 37 number.. 833 3 890 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 29 number.. 828 4 215 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 7 number.. 71 55 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 46 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 42 acres.. 5 333 2 203 bushels.. 468 586 181 168 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 1 601 bushels.. (D) 95 289 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 12 acres.. 927 1 657 bushels.. 16 826 75 135 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 28 44 acres.. 13 111 16 340 bales.. 19 985 22 500 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 37 acres.. 8 393 9 919 bushels.. 195 309 293 905 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 266 313 acres.. 15 712 14 420 tons, dry.. 33 882 32 389 @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.