1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BENTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 213 212 Land in farms ..................acres.. 81 444 91 367 Average size of farm .......acres.. 382 431 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 776 227 543 Average per acre .........dollars.. 797 596 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 986 38 115 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 72 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 175 187 acres.. 43 084 43 047 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 133 156 acres.. 30 852 30 205 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 181 13 295 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 409 62 714 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 104 6 054 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 077 7 242 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 13 $100,000 or more .................... 15 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 727 12 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 584 57 687 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 72 87 Other ............................... 141 125 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 118 200 days or more ................... 107 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 123 143 number.. 7 281 11 376 Beef cows ..................farms.. 113 134 number.. 4 586 6 065 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 12 67 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 122 136 number.. 3 065 13 952 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 11 number.. 47 99 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 5 number.. 170 101 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 52 75 acres.. 7 564 8 691 bushels.. 807 659 946 425 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 5 acres.. 2 116 351 bushels.. 86 829 13 440 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 58 acres.. 2 459 12 182 bales.. 3 125 11 072 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 46 24 acres.. 15 276 4 857 bushels.. 484 008 159 769 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 93 107 acres.. 5 265 4 757 tons, dry.. 11 700 8 416 @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.