1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 372 370 Land in farms ..................acres.. 102 123 98 816 Average size of farm .......acres.. 275 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 260 363 155 842 Average per acre .........dollars.. 901 536 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 346 14 430 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 144 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 313 308 acres.. 43 958 38 124 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 226 258 acres.. 23 619 17 805 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 151 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 125 4 479 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 465 12 105 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 279 2 702 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 846 1 777 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 4 $100,000 or more .................... 10 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 676 4 262 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 258 11 519 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 133 Other ............................... 261 237 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 217 200 days or more ................... 199 159 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 231 272 number.. 10 248 11 591 Beef cows ..................farms.. 211 257 number.. (D) 6 962 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 19 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 226 264 number.. 5 129 5 020 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 211 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 479 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 9 number.. 54 174 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 37 acres.. 2 003 1 301 bushels.. 183 647 94 496 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 98 bushels.. (D) 5 962 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 16 36 acres.. 7 477 4 779 bales.. 10 295 5 728 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 19 acres.. 3 975 1 903 bushels.. 113 405 55 873 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 202 acres.. 10 159 9 682 tons, dry.. 19 443 16 521 @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.