1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STONE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 212 222 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 544 32 666 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 147 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 418 332 182 174 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 038 1 140 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 319 16 806 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 177 201 acres.. 12 889 17 729 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 129 148 acres.. 3 630 6 620 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 8 acres.. 110 81 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 152 4 530 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 587 20 406 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 792 1 637 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 361 2 893 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 0 $100,000 or more .................... 7 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 278 3 484 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 274 15 622 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 64 84 Other ............................... 148 138 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 151 125 200 days or more ................... 103 93 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 150 159 number.. 8 346 6 639 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 144 number.. 4 769 3 856 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 7 number.. 308 36 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 142 152 number.. 3 771 3 534 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 17 number.. 114 2 183 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 11 number.. 148 2 907 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 13 number.. 254 429 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 21 number.. (D) 417 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 969 490 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 19 acres.. 314 206 bushels.. 18 104 16 312 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.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 825 bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 91 96 acres.. 2 637 4 293 tons, dry.. 6 579 9 126 @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.