1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 378 342 Land in farms ..................acres.. 145 098 125 713 Average size of farm .......acres.. 384 368 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 047 234 984 Average per acre .........dollars.. 970 609 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 706 39 958 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 305 301 acres.. 70 737 79 481 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 212 250 acres.. 44 863 55 257 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 15 acres.. 882 416 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 309 16 335 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 865 47 763 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 615 8 987 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 694 7 348 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 169 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 23 $100,000 or more .................... 41 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 630 12 693 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 432 37 115 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 144 152 Other ............................... 234 190 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 201 200 days or more ................... 174 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 178 180 number.. 14 718 15 675 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 158 number.. (D) 7 950 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 116 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 168 176 number.. 9 714 7 355 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 16 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 14 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 10 number.. 23 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 71 acres.. 11 233 11 978 bushels.. 1 104 719 849 097 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 240 bushels.. 0 12 100 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 26 acres.. 2 094 1 871 bushels.. 84 488 67 180 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 18 31 acres.. 5 151 7 997 bales.. 7 099 9 799 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 68 67 acres.. 19 137 24 449 bushels.. 545 458 599 875 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 118 125 acres.. 7 951 9 114 tons, dry.. 15 817 16 376 @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.