1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 488 534 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 004 140 209 Average size of farm .......acres.. 277 263 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 803 192 566 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 074 760 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 829 34 355 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 202 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 398 463 acres.. 93 413 101 294 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 317 414 acres.. 70 338 72 368 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 11 acres.. (D) 162 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 823 20 054 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 669 37 554 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 502 10 642 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 320 9 412 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 166 176 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 19 $100,000 or more .................... 47 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 406 15 939 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 619 29 848 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 225 Other ............................... 321 309 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 303 302 200 days or more ................... 231 230 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 297 352 number.. 16 061 18 511 Beef cows ..................farms.. 272 309 number.. 8 954 8 009 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 20 number.. 769 1 646 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 293 349 number.. 7 796 10 159 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 13 number.. 23 1 189 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 10 number.. (D) 2 454 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 0 number.. 77 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 23 number.. 39 569 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 6 number.. 1 309 634 1 266 648 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 95 acres.. 8 034 9 100 bushels.. 567 076 770 271 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 11 acres.. (D) 724 bushels.. (D) 33 731 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 27 acres.. 410 1 703 bushels.. 12 980 37 798 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 26 acres.. 6 722 6 204 bales.. 9 210 7 888 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 129 170 acres.. 42 531 43 013 bushels.. 1 084 167 1 259 775 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 234 288 acres.. 11 512 11 738 tons, dry.. 29 324 23 828 @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.