1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ITAWAMBA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 387 417 Land in farms ..................acres.. 81 566 76 673 Average size of farm .......acres.. 211 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 221 122 117 909 Average per acre .........dollars.. 868 829 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 253 23 935 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 204 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 311 376 acres.. 36 786 41 688 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 260 308 acres.. 21 553 25 446 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 480 20 382 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 416 48 878 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 877 3 971 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 603 16 411 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 162 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 7 $100,000 or more .................... 29 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 284 16 014 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 158 38 311 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 141 175 Other ............................... 246 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 237 220 200 days or more ................... 190 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 246 270 number.. 9 606 9 649 Beef cows ..................farms.. 226 240 number.. 5 413 5 338 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 14 number.. 159 199 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 239 259 number.. 4 586 4 098 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 20 number.. (D) 1 490 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 20 number.. (D) 2 615 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 74 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 23 number.. 5 331 000 11 168 800 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 43 84 acres.. 4 147 3 637 bushels.. 249 579 281 336 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 582 bushels.. 0 23 895 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 107 855 bushels.. 4 111 19 325 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 41 acres.. 1 114 4 894 bales.. 1 231 5 779 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 59 58 acres.. 9 119 9 427 bushels.. 160 441 232 913 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 194 215 acres.. 6 927 5 655 tons, dry.. 15 655 14 723 @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.