1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 246 261 Land in farms ..................acres.. 267 357 262 371 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 087 1 005 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 270 875 866 348 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 168 906 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 270 581 188 450 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 85 Total cropland .................farms.. 225 244 acres.. 230 162 228 459 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 212 233 acres.. 215 952 199 045 Irrigated land .................farms.. 117 130 acres.. 93 098 78 436 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 114 960 90 900 Average per farm .........dollars.. 467 318 348 275 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 84 282 67 557 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 678 23 343 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 23 $100,000 or more .................... 139 153 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 94 568 78 118 Average per farm .........dollars.. 384 424 299 303 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 184 197 Other ............................... 62 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 92 99 200 days or more ................... 62 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 21 19 number.. 2 574 1 460 Beef cows ..................farms.. 19 15 number.. (D) 657 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 21 17 number.. 951 669 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 51 acres.. 19 661 14 145 bushels.. 2 418 714 1 512 547 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 25 acres.. 3 834 4 787 bushels.. 326 227 379 295 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 18 acres.. 4 281 2 031 bushels.. 157 954 70 676 Rice..........................farms.. 37 44 acres.. 16 257 12 142 cwt.. 945 378 692 462 Cotton .......................farms.. 107 172 acres.. 69 683 94 763 bales.. 134 708 153 088 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 184 189 acres.. 103 636 71 319 bushels.. 3 465 597 2 337 417 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 18 10 acres.. 1 388 477 tons, dry.. 3 452 1 016 @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.