1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SMITH COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 635 661 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 798 95 121 Average size of farm .......acres.. 149 144 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 233 715 181 642 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 518 1 321 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 429 24 117 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 309 339 180 to 499 acres .................... 125 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 496 557 acres.. 35 632 45 442 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 369 410 acres.. 14 246 12 790 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 17 acres.. 69 205 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 129 243 89 535 Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 532 135 454 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 134 1 088 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 128 109 88 447 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 157 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 17 $100,000 or more .................... 194 209 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 109 423 73 040 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 320 110 500 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 330 339 Other ............................... 305 322 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 299 351 200 days or more ................... 215 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 449 479 number.. 22 805 20 863 Beef cows ..................farms.. 390 443 number.. 12 617 12 487 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 12 number.. 230 389 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 447 471 number.. 11 872 9 658 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 23 number.. 317 973 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 14 number.. 846 2 461 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 26 number.. (D) 311 643 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 186 206 number.. 68 598 592 63 212 670 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 21 acres.. 166 350 bushels.. 12 625 20 462 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 358 380 acres.. 13 032 10 928 tons, dry.. 30 067 26 823 @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.