1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 329 339 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 286 80 761 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 238 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 338 181 436 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 118 720 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 337 28 264 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 132 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 260 283 acres.. 42 020 45 625 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 190 227 acres.. 14 217 22 881 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 27 acres.. 138 363 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 788 9 504 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 713 28 034 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 529 1 438 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 260 8 065 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 9 $100,000 or more .................... 16 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 137 8 474 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 694 25 072 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 100 118 Other ............................... 229 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 215 218 200 days or more ................... 164 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 218 234 number.. 13 765 14 966 Beef cows ..................farms.. 189 194 number.. 6 070 6 254 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 26 number.. 1 753 2 408 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 212 227 number.. 6 699 6 308 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 16 number.. 8 950 3 341 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 14 number.. 10 799 8 582 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 343 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 10 acres.. 297 2 026 bushels.. 25 950 132 605 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 26 576 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 702 395 bales.. 873 550 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 29 acres.. 1 826 5 488 bushels.. 50 576 122 925 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 169 187 acres.. 10 588 12 818 tons, dry.. 19 099 24 846 @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.