1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 558 538 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 296 118 651 Average size of farm .......acres.. 210 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 808 193 590 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 467 1 013 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 594 26 013 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 221 223 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 415 448 acres.. 49 560 58 998 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 325 351 acres.. 22 026 22 900 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 198 29 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 306 40 000 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 945 74 349 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 082 4 174 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 224 35 826 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 199 179 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 18 $100,000 or more .................... 74 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 639 33 040 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 206 61 526 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 236 Other ............................... 356 302 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 329 312 200 days or more ................... 240 222 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 365 393 number.. 22 326 24 607 Beef cows ..................farms.. 322 357 number.. 12 547 13 519 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 12 number.. 316 585 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 360 385 number.. 10 658 11 125 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 16 number.. 594 7 501 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 10 number.. (D) 12 124 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 8 number.. 331 131 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 19 number.. (D) 204 629 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 52 44 number.. 23 440 378 17 554 489 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 20 acres.. 1 003 1 799 bushels.. 73 183 133 620 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 305 bushels.. (D) 13 995 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 20 acres.. 4 337 5 139 bales.. 6 465 8 402 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 28 acres.. 4 936 3 853 bushels.. 109 389 111 291 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 285 304 acres.. 11 584 11 016 tons, dry.. 28 214 25 906 @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.