1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 321 246 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 610 24 845 Average size of farm .......acres.. 102 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 587 158 097 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 499 1 905 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 137 39 310 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 109 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 266 217 acres.. 15 020 11 561 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 188 149 acres.. 7 234 4 930 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 21 acres.. 183 137 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 792 4 902 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 927 19 928 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 632 1 564 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 159 3 338 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 153 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 7 $100,000 or more .................... 5 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 989 3 723 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 541 15 134 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 108 80 Other ............................... 213 166 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 192 154 200 days or more ................... 147 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 203 137 number.. 7 114 5 923 Beef cows ..................farms.. 174 127 number.. 3 763 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 8 number.. 38 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 184 129 number.. 3 601 2 623 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 21 number.. 67 186 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 12 number.. (D) 134 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 25 30 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 30 number.. 590 797 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 15 acres.. 959 596 bushels.. 111 840 45 408 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 0 acres.. 2 216 0 bales.. 2 218 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 10 acres.. 157 1 531 bushels.. 5 429 45 372 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 76 acres.. 3 438 2 469 tons, dry.. 6 512 4 662 @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.