1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 573 577 Land in farms ..................acres.. 238 468 218 154 Average size of farm .......acres.. 416 378 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 386 066 255 759 Average per acre .........dollars.. 956 611 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 009 41 139 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 201 214 180 to 499 acres .................... 173 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 479 483 acres.. 151 469 147 039 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 361 408 acres.. 104 035 98 261 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 23 acres.. 10 191 11 680 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 022 31 584 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 140 54 738 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 337 25 943 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 685 5 641 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 208 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 23 $100,000 or more .................... 54 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 223 25 228 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 273 43 722 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 242 Other ............................... 371 335 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 367 326 200 days or more ................... 268 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 345 404 number.. 21 862 21 811 Beef cows ..................farms.. 318 374 number.. (D) 13 000 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 11 number.. (D) 167 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 345 391 number.. 10 785 10 237 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 19 number.. 9 3 031 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 14 number.. (D) 4 194 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 24 number.. 67 512 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 54 acres.. 18 596 4 763 bushels.. 2 241 640 527 786 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 12 acres.. 759 1 898 bushels.. 17 372 109 937 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 15 acres.. 4 703 2 855 bushels.. 204 273 126 203 Rice..........................farms.. 3 9 acres.. 1 178 1 511 cwt.. 66 706 85 232 Cotton .......................farms.. 53 105 acres.. 21 897 41 809 bales.. 34 200 61 431 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 122 123 acres.. 46 189 35 070 bushels.. 1 220 568 940 415 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 272 acres.. 14 080 11 757 tons, dry.. 34 779 20 591 @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.