1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 499 522 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 854 98 914 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 752 146 746 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 180 786 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 500 21 796 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 229 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 145 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 407 436 acres.. 44 196 45 867 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 282 320 acres.. 14 387 15 409 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 12 acres.. 39 88 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 483 15 217 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 091 29 151 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 447 1 092 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 036 14 125 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 14 $100,000 or more .................... 47 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 522 13 767 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 151 26 374 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 184 223 Other ............................... 315 299 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 310 285 200 days or more ................... 220 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 395 450 number.. 25 082 27 327 Beef cows ..................farms.. 338 378 number.. 11 226 11 821 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 55 number.. 3 163 4 268 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 386 434 number.. 11 919 12 419 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 11 number.. 20 114 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 8 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. 35 28 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 18 number.. (D) 357 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 3 number.. 11 096 466 1 501 022 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 10 acres.. 2 121 1 311 bushels.. 181 875 79 290 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.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 235 bushels.. (D) 5 450 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 263 289 acres.. 11 481 13 025 tons, dry.. 27 874 26 634 @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.