1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEWTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 543 578 Land in farms ..................acres.. 100 328 96 474 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 322 106 246 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 152 708 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 140 22 729 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 250 296 180 to 499 acres .................... 147 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 439 487 acres.. 44 015 47 199 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 329 370 acres.. 17 819 16 841 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) 45 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 505 35 094 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 993 60 716 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 049 1 192 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 87 456 33 902 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 182 182 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 24 $100,000 or more .................... 106 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 654 29 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 555 50 435 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 246 290 Other ............................... 297 288 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 291 200 days or more ................... 220 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 394 434 number.. 24 191 23 400 Beef cows ..................farms.. 353 382 number.. 12 390 10 758 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 29 number.. 1 601 2 049 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 394 422 number.. 11 601 10 805 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 18 number.. 304 1 541 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 14 number.. (D) 4 466 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 37 number.. 251 598 343 790 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 83 59 number.. 37 675 733 17 366 255 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 27 acres.. 586 271 bushels.. 46 994 16 446 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 306 bushels.. 0 3 432 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 275 bushels.. (D) 15 400 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 6 acres.. 1 960 2 140 bushels.. 51 700 74 850 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 313 349 acres.. 14 327 13 084 tons, dry.. 39 905 32 416 @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.