1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NESHOBA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 608 700 Land in farms ..................acres.. 140 511 137 267 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 196 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 885 159 214 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 081 795 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 663 21 508 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 287 340 180 to 499 acres .................... 168 169 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 508 622 acres.. 51 299 56 340 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 412 501 acres.. 19 295 20 422 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 11 acres.. 23 146 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 249 41 322 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 502 59 032 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 856 561 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 86 393 40 761 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 178 205 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 156 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 126 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 19 $100,000 or more .................... 113 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 698 33 672 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 213 48 171 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 252 275 Other ............................... 356 425 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 345 418 200 days or more ................... 257 316 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 449 571 number.. 25 801 30 252 Beef cows ..................farms.. 402 520 number.. 14 093 15 682 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 1 017 1 601 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 444 552 number.. 11 374 12 617 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 20 number.. 35 857 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 12 number.. (D) 822 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 44 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 18 number.. 232 917 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 97 65 number.. 41 392 605 21 167 828 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 32 acres.. 153 192 bushels.. 9 083 9 854 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (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.. 3 2 acres.. 206 (D) bushels.. 4 767 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 392 480 acres.. 18 473 19 094 tons, dry.. 47 470 38 588 @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.