1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 465 454 Land in farms ..................acres.. 182 095 198 955 Average size of farm .......acres.. 392 438 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 512 795 485 675 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 128 943 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 891 46 913 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 167 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 351 385 acres.. 89 870 117 023 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 247 308 acres.. 61 091 67 977 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 14 acres.. (D) 1 618 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 186 25 995 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 013 57 259 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 658 20 748 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 528 5 247 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 27 $100,000 or more .................... 56 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 847 23 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 532 51 262 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 189 Other ............................... 309 265 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 288 245 200 days or more ................... 220 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 262 288 number.. 20 782 22 993 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 262 number.. 12 183 12 373 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. 20 98 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 259 274 number.. 9 180 12 135 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 20 number.. 43 1 226 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 13 number.. 180 1 353 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 18 number.. 64 231 196 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 35 acres.. 5 658 4 032 bushels.. 689 266 301 267 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 690 bushels.. 0 58 914 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 9 acres.. 460 1 643 bushels.. 23 580 51 136 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 42 82 acres.. 27 237 44 287 bales.. 39 874 61 435 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 48 38 acres.. 16 591 7 743 bushels.. 420 352 221 478 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 180 189 acres.. 11 569 9 519 tons, dry.. 24 916 18 507 @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.