1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAMAR COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 401 362 Land in farms ..................acres.. 74 162 53 401 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 148 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 367 723 191 525 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 669 1 081 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 295 22 103 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 185 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 336 317 acres.. 24 772 26 091 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 249 240 acres.. 10 659 9 262 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 14 acres.. 202 146 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 705 13 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 052 36 985 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 022 1 868 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 683 11 520 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 11 $100,000 or more .................... 37 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 241 11 908 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 102 32 896 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 154 131 Other ............................... 247 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 245 229 200 days or more ................... 181 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 255 number.. 33 713 12 197 Beef cows ..................farms.. 239 223 number.. 9 060 5 351 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 13 number.. 146 405 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 274 243 number.. 31 010 9 686 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 8 number.. 168 105 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 7 number.. 194 778 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 26 number.. 47 847 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 18 number.. 7 506 002 5 661 467 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 30 acres.. 543 884 bushels.. 51 195 57 095 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 6 acres.. 753 978 bushels.. 23 785 37 440 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 5 acres.. 532 643 bushels.. 11 160 22 889 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 186 165 acres.. 7 946 5 261 tons, dry.. 23 208 12 686 @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.