1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHARKEY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 110 125 Land in farms ..................acres.. 165 581 181 946 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 505 1 456 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 266 357 1 180 497 Average per acre .........dollars.. 845 827 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 264 968 219 065 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 8 15 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 100 116 acres.. 152 823 167 339 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 97 116 acres.. 148 870 149 146 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 39 acres.. 21 722 21 403 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 095 59 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 537 224 476 855 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 382 51 969 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 712 7 638 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 7 6 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 1 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 11 $100,000 or more .................... 80 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 546 48 772 Average per farm .........dollars.. 441 325 387 078 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 89 106 Other ............................... 21 19 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 33 35 200 days or more ................... 21 19 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 134 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 75 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 62 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 14 acres.. 14 426 4 555 bushels.. 2 012 082 437 660 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 26 acres.. 1 254 7 610 bushels.. 92 902 592 559 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 30 acres.. 6 458 6 591 bushels.. 282 238 275 240 Rice..........................farms.. 17 31 acres.. 5 520 12 107 cwt.. 328 744 692 276 Cotton .......................farms.. 41 84 acres.. 34 603 53 475 bales.. 63 895 101 591 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 95 104 acres.. 91 416 67 192 bushels.. 2 670 764 2 366 223 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, dry.. (D) (D) @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.