1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 357 407 Land in farms ..................acres.. 74 752 80 683 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 383 155 722 Average per acre .........dollars.. 826 729 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 139 15 166 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 187 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 270 352 acres.. 21 617 29 719 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 197 247 acres.. 7 369 9 221 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 12 acres.. 42 192 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 754 5 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 935 12 664 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 113 1 821 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 641 3 333 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 160 177 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 5 $100,000 or more .................... 5 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 240 4 126 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 099 10 139 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 100 126 Other ............................... 257 281 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 270 200 days or more ................... 180 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 257 305 number.. 11 751 11 387 Beef cows ..................farms.. 233 279 number.. (D) 6 525 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 229 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 260 294 number.. 5 821 7 264 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 20 number.. 237 206 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 12 number.. 384 253 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 43 22 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 12 number.. 240 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 21 acres.. 103 166 bushels.. 3 520 6 590 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 218 acres.. 7 145 8 863 tons, dry.. 16 994 14 198 @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.