1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCOTT COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 674 687 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 468 110 124 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 160 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 917 171 132 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 345 992 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 252 44 265 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 170 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 307 321 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 517 558 acres.. 46 042 56 393 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 396 425 acres.. 19 439 21 324 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 17 acres.. 25 143 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 174 534 135 074 Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 952 196 614 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 282 2 064 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 173 252 133 010 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 186 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 16 $100,000 or more .................... 204 195 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 146 881 107 217 Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 924 156 293 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 330 393 Other ............................... 344 294 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 376 313 200 days or more ................... 278 216 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 473 501 number.. 26 397 25 253 Beef cows ..................farms.. 430 446 number.. 15 314 14 566 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 21 number.. 396 616 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 464 483 number.. 14 279 12 298 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 24 number.. 99 652 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 14 number.. (D) 1 106 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 25 11 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 49 number.. (D) 947 483 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 178 164 number.. 83 590 286 73 923 508 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 36 acres.. 589 749 bushels.. 41 967 56 607 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 8 acres.. 1 622 2 036 bales.. 2 348 3 018 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 14 acres.. 1 831 3 082 bushels.. 28 010 117 969 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 378 390 acres.. 15 500 15 309 tons, dry.. 40 355 36 417 @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.