1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 389 425 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 668 80 902 Average size of farm .......acres.. 202 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 343 159 037 Average per acre .........dollars.. 988 799 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 244 25 817 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 195 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 312 375 acres.. 34 082 41 928 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 235 299 acres.. 9 874 12 887 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 18 acres.. 165 333 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 337 9 098 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 426 21 407 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 116 1 541 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 221 7 557 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 12 $100,000 or more .................... 25 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 973 8 018 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 350 18 777 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 162 163 Other ............................... 227 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 201 225 200 days or more ................... 131 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 258 335 number.. 16 752 17 885 Beef cows ..................farms.. 238 313 number.. (D) 9 938 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 14 number.. (D) 207 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 262 323 number.. 6 384 7 772 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 19 number.. 112 2 472 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 12 number.. 55 3 987 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. 14 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 11 number.. 6 097 600 2 926 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 54 acres.. 416 2 345 bushels.. 28 550 121 495 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 263 479 bushels.. 9 000 19 100 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 4 acres.. 300 865 bushels.. 11 700 37 147 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 202 241 acres.. 8 291 8 844 tons, dry.. 19 467 17 944 @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.