1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KEMPER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 382 375 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 760 93 352 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 249 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 265 133 683 Average per acre .........dollars.. 803 562 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 056 15 518 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 299 314 acres.. 33 311 34 806 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 227 265 acres.. 10 477 11 301 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 8 acres.. 0 133 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 370 4 420 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 911 11 788 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 302 672 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 068 3 749 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 8 $100,000 or more .................... 15 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 767 3 397 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 668 9 035 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 152 Other ............................... 238 223 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 202 200 days or more ................... 183 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 293 314 number.. 15 273 15 493 Beef cows ..................farms.. 270 295 number.. (D) 9 483 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 200 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 282 306 number.. 8 450 7 707 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 9 number.. 81 647 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 5 number.. 339 1 327 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 34 acres.. 172 807 bushels.. 15 678 40 989 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 126 bushels.. 0 3 660 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 493 bushels.. (D) 16 335 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 212 238 acres.. 10 093 9 562 tons, dry.. 27 119 17 780 @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.