1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 609 554 Land in farms ..................acres.. 103 128 93 180 Average size of farm .......acres.. 169 168 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 934 182 956 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 381 1 085 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 441 20 838 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 190 184 50 to 179 acres ..................... 230 220 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 492 490 acres.. 44 008 47 661 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 303 296 acres.. 14 810 18 083 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 48 acres.. 221 285 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 838 9 961 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 513 17 980 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 358 2 728 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 481 7 233 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 250 236 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 115 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 13 $100,000 or more .................... 23 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 286 9 456 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 628 17 068 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 205 200 Other ............................... 404 354 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 375 346 200 days or more ................... 265 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 425 400 number.. 25 496 22 819 Beef cows ..................farms.. 365 353 number.. 13 062 10 423 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 39 number.. 734 625 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 389 366 number.. 13 608 13 272 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 25 number.. 64 445 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 19 number.. (D) 494 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 13 number.. 397 277 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 38 number.. 994 917 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 22 acres.. 408 442 bushels.. 31 032 20 122 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 9 acres.. 886 1 629 bushels.. 30 476 53 840 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 12 acres.. 2 512 2 795 bushels.. 54 154 49 429 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 226 202 acres.. 9 361 11 079 tons, dry.. 22 391 26 998 @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.