1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ISSAQUENA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 82 109 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 746 113 734 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 375 1 043 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 274 505 703 605 Average per acre .........dollars.. 956 694 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 620 135 519 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 0 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 16 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 77 106 acres.. 96 279 100 801 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 72 106 acres.. 91 931 93 153 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 13 acres.. 12 263 6 711 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 964 27 941 Average per farm .........dollars.. 365 415 256 336 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 216 25 406 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 748 2 535 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 7 3 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 0 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 10 $100,000 or more .................... 44 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 210 24 080 Average per farm .........dollars.. 283 043 218 912 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 59 75 Other ............................... 23 34 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 34 42 200 days or more ................... 16 22 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 9 14 number.. 1 795 1 318 Beef cows ..................farms.. 8 11 number.. 1 044 720 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 9 15 number.. 626 782 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 8 acres.. 11 403 2 021 bushels.. 1 298 374 218 770 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 17 acres.. 0 4 214 bushels.. 0 271 161 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 22 acres.. 2 920 4 405 bushels.. 142 896 167 370 Rice..........................farms.. 5 5 acres.. 5 246 3 081 cwt.. 331 839 170 525 Cotton .......................farms.. 29 72 acres.. 18 681 29 205 bales.. 31 170 45 738 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 66 86 acres.. 55 710 53 742 bushels.. 1 549 207 1 845 589 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 7 8 acres.. 456 550 tons, dry.. 1 291 1 385 @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.