1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOLMES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 352 426 Land in farms ..................acres.. 189 866 223 406 Average size of farm .......acres.. 539 524 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 452 266 401 929 Average per acre .........dollars.. 915 814 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 650 70 412 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 103 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 273 354 acres.. 119 402 153 235 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 216 304 acres.. 94 691 114 197 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 43 acres.. 35 750 40 113 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 086 38 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 359 91 460 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 812 36 073 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 274 2 889 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 39 $100,000 or more .................... 60 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 120 35 593 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 726 83 553 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 148 221 Other ............................... 204 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 206 218 200 days or more ................... 153 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 241 number.. 10 468 14 624 Beef cows ..................farms.. 172 217 number.. (D) 9 386 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 12 number.. (D) 107 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 185 234 number.. 5 296 6 669 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 28 number.. 440 764 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 15 number.. 489 714 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 23 number.. (D) 489 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 59 acres.. 16 339 4 698 bushels.. 1 924 067 368 038 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 17 acres.. 960 3 264 bushels.. 68 210 228 661 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 11 acres.. 1 338 1 097 bushels.. 54 785 39 526 Rice..........................farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 2 128 cwt.. (D) 114 147 Cotton .......................farms.. 57 154 acres.. 34 930 72 634 bales.. 66 784 102 490 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 69 79 acres.. 34 943 24 518 bushels.. 1 102 307 733 166 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 132 146 acres.. 7 059 8 315 tons, dry.. 16 936 13 153 @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.