1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEAKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 583 600 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 050 95 736 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 160 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 514 158 207 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 141 923 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 129 30 389 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 279 290 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 441 486 acres.. 40 155 45 686 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 329 382 acres.. 16 018 16 372 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 11 acres.. (D) 80 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 97 366 52 226 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 008 87 043 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 657 1 656 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 95 709 50 569 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 178 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 17 $100,000 or more .................... 145 127 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 481 42 753 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 901 71 137 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 247 269 Other ............................... 336 331 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 298 306 200 days or more ................... 227 217 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 416 460 number.. 21 515 21 813 Beef cows ..................farms.. 384 418 number.. 12 234 11 790 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 16 number.. 458 1 208 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 418 452 number.. 11 167 9 931 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 15 number.. 14 728 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 15 number.. (D) 2 510 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 0 number.. 31 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 34 number.. 513 569 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 114 109 number.. 38 983 642 29 561 970 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 22 acres.. 183 556 bushels.. 10 256 45 517 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 110 bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 157 bushels.. 0 5 670 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 15 acres.. 1 863 2 326 bales.. 2 810 3 376 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 6 acres.. 1 575 1 452 bushels.. 47 311 36 650 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 301 345 acres.. 12 346 11 589 tons, dry.. 34 163 27 871 @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.