1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 485 493 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 378 89 816 Average size of farm .......acres.. 201 182 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 520 136 106 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 261 666 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 228 19 934 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 219 237 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 387 434 acres.. 35 764 43 025 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 297 328 acres.. 12 709 14 294 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 19 acres.. 99 128 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 576 9 605 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 920 19 483 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 489 852 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 087 8 753 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 177 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 13 $100,000 or more .................... 51 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 125 8 351 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 780 16 973 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 232 Other ............................... 283 261 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 266 248 200 days or more ................... 180 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 344 390 number.. 19 537 19 878 Beef cows ..................farms.. 306 325 number.. 9 534 8 498 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 53 number.. 2 212 2 804 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 337 381 number.. 8 958 9 499 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 19 number.. 104 109 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 8 number.. 120 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 3 number.. 9 188 819 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 44 acres.. 424 1 996 bushels.. 27 304 114 661 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 251 263 acres.. 11 352 10 753 tons, dry.. 27 374 24 661 @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.