1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PERRY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 246 226 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 903 31 587 Average size of farm .......acres.. 130 140 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 755 128 091 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 285 930 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 191 22 648 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 206 197 acres.. 11 471 14 343 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 141 140 acres.. 4 262 6 309 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 11 acres.. 43 239 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 167 7 985 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 264 35 334 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 586 887 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 581 7 099 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 2 $100,000 or more .................... 17 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 809 6 773 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 875 29 968 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 91 97 Other ............................... 155 129 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 126 200 days or more ................... 100 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 181 167 number.. 6 643 5 818 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 156 number.. 3 624 3 641 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 8 number.. 0 28 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 158 number.. 3 390 2 561 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 14 number.. 44 274 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 584 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 15 number.. 69 178 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 16 number.. 3 866 000 4 586 224 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 37 acres.. 333 1 177 bushels.. 27 126 99 994 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 1 749 bushels.. (D) 51 567 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 123 101 acres.. 3 527 2 588 tons, dry.. 8 900 5 897 @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.