1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NOXUBEE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 454 426 Land in farms ..................acres.. 193 558 201 759 Average size of farm .......acres.. 426 474 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 363 433 271 292 Average per acre .........dollars.. 794 590 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 945 38 384 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 367 379 acres.. 100 043 126 041 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 274 309 acres.. 66 001 83 545 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 1 656 381 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 558 27 036 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 942 63 466 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 704 13 967 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 853 13 069 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 44 $100,000 or more .................... 93 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 130 20 448 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 883 47 999 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 190 219 Other ............................... 264 207 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 269 219 200 days or more ................... 184 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 233 249 number.. 22 936 21 307 Beef cows ..................farms.. 195 192 number.. 12 021 9 304 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 33 number.. 1 417 2 187 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 222 245 number.. 11 970 9 618 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 30 number.. 33 469 17 019 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 34 number.. 109 698 30 255 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 13 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.. 95 114 acres.. 22 459 21 970 bushels.. 2 340 491 1 959 517 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 14 acres.. (D) 883 bushels.. (D) 50 860 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 41 acres.. 1 597 6 145 bushels.. 60 330 274 593 Rice..........................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 14 15 acres.. 5 293 5 655 bales.. 7 789 8 983 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 102 142 acres.. 26 532 42 776 bushels.. 791 233 1 219 816 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 174 178 acres.. 9 775 9 961 tons, dry.. 18 920 20 280 @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.