1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PRENTISS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 412 374 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 081 86 096 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 575 150 896 Average per acre .........dollars.. 921 684 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 279 23 174 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 342 341 acres.. 51 020 54 098 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 268 281 acres.. 32 330 38 187 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 24 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 577 8 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 391 21 949 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 302 5 652 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 275 2 557 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 180 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 8 $100,000 or more .................... 18 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 273 6 588 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 226 17 614 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 162 Other ............................... 279 212 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 257 204 200 days or more ................... 200 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 208 214 number.. 7 751 7 366 Beef cows ..................farms.. 189 191 number.. 4 439 3 596 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 14 number.. 310 728 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 197 number.. 3 605 3 551 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 21 number.. (D) 791 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 18 number.. (D) 826 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 32 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 16 number.. 301 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 69 acres.. 3 393 4 103 bushels.. 260 884 370 325 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 11 acres.. 0 631 bushels.. 0 29 998 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 20 acres.. 721 2 753 bushels.. 21 455 95 575 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 32 acres.. 1 072 5 556 bales.. 1 391 5 501 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 87 115 acres.. 21 619 21 824 bushels.. 510 798 535 535 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 159 acres.. 5 583 4 683 tons, dry.. 12 312 9 744 @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.