1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SIMPSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 550 587 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 715 96 540 Average size of farm .......acres.. 170 164 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 419 183 459 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 335 1 097 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 733 35 901 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 238 280 180 to 499 acres .................... 143 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 422 492 acres.. 38 998 45 375 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 287 365 acres.. 12 150 12 859 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 11 acres.. (D) 92 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 103 126 84 177 Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 502 143 402 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 251 1 281 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 101 875 82 896 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 14 $100,000 or more .................... 120 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 811 67 009 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 474 114 155 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 243 285 Other ............................... 307 302 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 293 291 200 days or more ................... 199 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 387 436 number.. 21 037 22 419 Beef cows ..................farms.. 339 389 number.. (D) 12 623 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 20 number.. (D) 328 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 375 427 number.. 9 661 10 727 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 20 number.. (D) 8 013 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 16 number.. (D) 13 477 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 9 number.. 134 164 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 33 number.. 444 847 1 786 532 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 99 101 number.. 45 525 198 38 481 870 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 50 acres.. 1 146 1 503 bushels.. 97 995 112 032 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 410 bushels.. (D) 16 174 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 265 318 acres.. 10 079 10 422 tons, dry.. 24 156 22 925 @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.