1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARSHALL COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 469 527 Land in farms ..................acres.. 181 342 182 009 Average size of farm .......acres.. 387 345 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 436 670 313 158 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 083 796 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 300 32 590 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 157 198 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 386 428 acres.. 88 437 93 074 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 284 345 acres.. 50 198 52 178 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. (D) 36 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 102 15 726 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 068 29 840 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 620 9 487 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 482 6 238 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 189 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 22 $100,000 or more .................... 27 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 128 14 419 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 860 27 361 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 162 192 Other ............................... 307 335 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 312 309 200 days or more ................... 217 200 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 315 385 number.. 22 032 22 100 Beef cows ..................farms.. 288 345 number.. 13 277 13 242 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 18 number.. 366 1 130 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 315 360 number.. 10 104 10 164 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 23 number.. 66 456 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 11 number.. 253 356 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. 48 77 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 25 number.. 245 678 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 91 acres.. 9 361 6 497 bushels.. 1 039 441 693 049 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 9 acres.. 156 1 008 bushels.. 3 302 57 415 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 10 acres.. 1 379 3 030 bushels.. 59 069 44 104 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 68 acres.. 620 17 128 bales.. 805 19 823 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 60 54 acres.. 23 982 13 184 bushels.. 833 088 349 528 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 227 259 acres.. 14 669 13 164 tons, dry.. 28 337 25 183 @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.