1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 286 290 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 299 80 272 Average size of farm .......acres.. 323 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 219 136 422 Average per acre .........dollars.. 756 552 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 030 25 611 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 111 104 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 237 235 acres.. 38 376 40 763 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 177 201 acres.. 23 902 21 018 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 351 126 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 990 8 045 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 928 27 742 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 689 5 382 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 300 2 663 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 14 $100,000 or more .................... 28 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 097 5 715 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 727 19 776 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 105 126 Other ............................... 181 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 172 141 200 days or more ................... 134 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 199 210 number.. 11 484 12 844 Beef cows ..................farms.. 179 201 number.. 6 591 7 702 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 10 number.. 0 102 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 202 191 number.. 5 711 5 525 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 13 number.. (D) 326 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 3 number.. 85 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 109 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 50 acres.. 3 479 1 976 bushels.. 326 574 183 971 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 200 bushels.. 0 10 000 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 110 bushels.. (D) 5 400 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 36 61 acres.. 10 297 10 946 bales.. 15 173 16 506 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 19 acres.. 3 463 1 787 bushels.. 107 165 47 378 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 146 131 acres.. 5 947 6 321 tons, dry.. 14 213 11 981 @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.