1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 504 512 Land in farms ..................acres.. 162 346 175 231 Average size of farm .......acres.. 322 342 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 291 883 219 050 Average per acre .........dollars.. 940 616 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 842 38 278 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 210 216 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 428 464 acres.. 100 120 116 303 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 328 411 acres.. 64 399 80 037 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 18 acres.. 760 556 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 888 20 424 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 508 39 891 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 304 14 279 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 584 6 145 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 224 146 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 30 $100,000 or more .................... 51 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 241 16 074 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 272 31 455 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 201 230 Other ............................... 303 282 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 299 289 200 days or more ................... 203 194 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 290 292 number.. 18 065 19 515 Beef cows ..................farms.. 262 259 number.. 9 633 9 937 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 19 number.. 370 739 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 279 281 number.. 8 766 8 817 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 9 number.. 8 346 6 498 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 9 number.. 16 981 11 413 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 216 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 74 108 acres.. 11 439 10 107 bushels.. 801 176 781 510 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 2 acres.. 55 (D) bushels.. 4 120 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 36 acres.. 632 3 742 bushels.. 18 986 114 951 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 27 54 acres.. 11 436 13 426 bales.. 13 662 18 562 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 85 150 acres.. 27 666 41 506 bushels.. 559 219 1 190 025 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 239 230 acres.. 13 587 11 033 tons, dry.. 26 525 23 436 @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.