1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ATTALA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 385 379 Land in farms ..................acres.. 128 723 107 526 Average size of farm .......acres.. 334 284 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 446 138 610 Average per acre .........dollars.. 819 465 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 419 22 561 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 157 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 289 308 acres.. 42 637 42 227 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 221 258 acres.. 22 000 21 538 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 8 acres.. 124 88 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 153 8 977 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 164 23 686 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 088 5 859 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 065 3 118 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 148 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 11 $100,000 or more .................... 22 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 089 8 134 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 257 21 461 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 132 142 Other ............................... 253 237 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 235 201 200 days or more ................... 167 150 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 254 286 number.. 13 310 12 254 Beef cows ..................farms.. 234 264 number.. (D) 7 737 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 16 number.. (D) 366 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 249 271 number.. 5 834 5 420 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 15 number.. 148 2 436 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 3 713 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 55 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 24 number.. 145 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 1 388 400 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 26 acres.. 840 607 bushels.. 84 855 48 168 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 386 bushels.. (D) 19 720 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 21 50 acres.. 9 588 11 025 bales.. 15 934 12 195 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 10 acres.. 1 920 1 357 bushels.. 59 746 38 490 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 192 205 acres.. 9 468 8 328 tons, dry.. 22 361 18 020 @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.