1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 437 459 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 507 80 342 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 623 179 590 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 629 1 089 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 514 22 835 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 205 226 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 357 401 acres.. 34 813 47 964 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 252 302 acres.. 13 991 17 740 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 29 41 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 577 17 222 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 449 37 522 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 691 605 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 886 16 617 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 161 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 17 $100,000 or more .................... 53 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 474 13 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 041 29 895 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 204 237 Other ............................... 233 222 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 231 226 200 days or more ................... 140 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 338 390 number.. 20 113 25 550 Beef cows ..................farms.. 282 315 number.. 7 743 8 479 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 73 number.. 4 676 6 763 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 336 383 number.. 8 372 9 333 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 15 number.. 564 406 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 8 number.. 723 564 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 23 44 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 28 number.. (D) 604 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 1 number.. 11 577 916 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 24 acres.. 788 1 906 bushels.. 62 605 117 752 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (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.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 364 bushels.. (D) 14 616 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 216 275 acres.. 11 966 14 553 tons, dry.. 26 414 30 351 @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.