1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 158 182 Land in farms ..................acres.. 63 517 66 257 Average size of farm .......acres.. 402 364 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 348 097 183 579 Average per acre .........dollars.. 727 555 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 792 19 307 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 121 147 acres.. 25 427 25 923 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 79 101 acres.. 14 069 12 052 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 731 4 881 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 932 26 820 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 159 2 825 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 573 2 056 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 4 $100,000 or more .................... 11 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 934 4 526 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 168 24 867 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 77 87 Other ............................... 81 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 77 104 200 days or more ................... 56 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 116 144 number.. 5 625 6 943 Beef cows ..................farms.. 105 132 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 114 141 number.. 2 995 3 516 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 6 number.. 18 31 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 50 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 11 number.. (D) 231 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 1 509 696 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 7 acres.. (D) 1 852 bushels.. (D) 216 416 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 12 acres.. 3 219 3 256 bales.. 4 708 6 121 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 8 acres.. 5 204 1 917 bushels.. 158 911 68 358 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 63 76 acres.. 3 415 4 243 tons, dry.. 6 957 7 887 @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.