1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOLIVAR COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 394 454 Land in farms ..................acres.. 454 870 426 584 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 154 940 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 040 176 684 029 Average per acre .........dollars.. 957 739 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 256 204 132 954 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 151 142 Total cropland .................farms.. 384 435 acres.. 416 300 399 420 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 373 426 acres.. 406 008 365 811 Irrigated land .................farms.. 240 254 acres.. 230 292 144 712 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 156 531 116 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 397 286 255 754 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 144 431 108 620 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 099 7 492 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 35 $100,000 or more .................... 235 243 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 113 391 91 190 Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 796 200 860 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 314 347 Other ............................... 80 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 126 157 200 days or more ................... 72 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 17 21 number.. 3 027 1 345 Beef cows ..................farms.. 15 21 number.. 1 911 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 15 21 number.. 2 057 295 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 5 number.. 169 236 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 3 number.. 126 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. 93 669 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 87 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 12 acres.. 13 997 1 987 bushels.. 1 759 245 169 690 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 12 acres.. (D) 1 489 bushels.. (D) 126 680 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 127 108 acres.. 38 586 22 577 bushels.. 1 789 011 814 668 Rice..........................farms.. 153 209 acres.. 73 526 80 399 cwt.. 4 167 142 4 690 220 Cotton .......................farms.. 97 151 acres.. 63 027 69 505 bales.. 117 032 117 678 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 336 373 acres.. 238 035 202 508 bushels.. 8 217 546 7 408 100 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 8 13 acres.. 534 (D) tons, dry.. 1 034 330 @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.