1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JASPER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 367 385 Land in farms ..................acres.. 74 714 89 168 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 073 126 295 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 152 672 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 070 25 266 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 178 185 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 300 299 acres.. 24 971 34 314 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 210 238 acres.. 7 038 9 934 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 35 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 471 15 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 577 40 236 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 157 409 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 314 15 082 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 13 $100,000 or more .................... 44 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 221 12 766 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 997 33 159 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 158 Other ............................... 211 227 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 205 199 200 days or more ................... 140 138 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 264 318 number.. 12 316 15 168 Beef cows ..................farms.. 246 297 number.. 7 127 8 319 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 15 number.. 372 624 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 262 307 number.. 5 825 7 097 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 10 number.. 58 75 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 6 number.. 138 590 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 15 number.. 87 138 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 39 33 number.. 13 615 795 8 757 964 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 16 acres.. 143 148 bushels.. 6 998 12 440 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 86 bushels.. 0 3 030 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 198 223 acres.. 6 811 8 871 tons, dry.. 17 572 18 609 @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.