1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HUMPHREYS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 240 261 Land in farms ..................acres.. 198 236 180 102 Average size of farm .......acres.. 826 690 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 816 425 555 596 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 063 857 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 102 157 089 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 160 202 acres.. 144 503 139 746 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 143 190 acres.. 137 374 116 571 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 78 acres.. 43 080 32 809 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 123 981 91 186 Average per farm .........dollars.. 516 587 349 370 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 630 40 279 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 74 351 50 906 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 13 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 27 $100,000 or more .................... 150 160 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 93 799 77 698 Average per farm .........dollars.. 392 463 296 556 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 185 213 Other ............................... 55 48 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 69 87 200 days or more ................... 38 50 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 11 10 number.. 160 417 Beef cows ..................farms.. 11 10 number.. 93 250 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 11 9 number.. (D) 82 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 5 number.. 155 288 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 4 number.. 212 460 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 1 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 40 acres.. 6 916 10 199 bushels.. 805 846 608 109 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 13 acres.. (D) 2 439 bushels.. (D) 155 837 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 37 acres.. 7 512 5 466 bushels.. 270 931 208 787 Rice..........................farms.. 14 26 acres.. 4 795 7 449 cwt.. 256 025 435 311 Cotton .......................farms.. 93 141 acres.. 55 206 57 631 bales.. 102 624 91 535 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 122 128 acres.. 68 029 36 680 bushels.. 1 884 394 1 271 691 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 5 10 acres.. 108 420 tons, dry.. 210 563 @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.