1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUNFLOWER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 350 375 Land in farms ..................acres.. 348 290 361 003 Average size of farm .......acres.. 995 963 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 160 409 706 392 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 147 767 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 905 174 700 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 109 119 Total cropland .................farms.. 281 321 acres.. 296 230 322 698 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 273 314 acres.. 285 261 267 837 Irrigated land .................farms.. 175 202 acres.. 155 588 139 004 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 164 335 129 348 Average per farm .........dollars.. 469 528 344 929 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 101 442 87 065 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 62 893 42 284 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 32 $100,000 or more .................... 215 230 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 119 307 113 527 Average per farm .........dollars.. 340 876 302 739 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 246 280 Other ............................... 104 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 136 146 200 days or more ................... 84 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 24 18 number.. 1 008 1 248 Beef cows ..................farms.. 18 17 number.. 525 602 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 19 24 number.. 402 566 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 12 acres.. 22 901 2 172 bushels.. 2 720 123 139 624 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 14 acres.. (D) 2 216 bushels.. (D) 154 536 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 46 68 acres.. 10 464 8 694 bushels.. 447 141 254 631 Rice..........................farms.. 81 124 acres.. 33 543 42 838 cwt.. 1 861 954 2 376 267 Cotton .......................farms.. 81 196 acres.. 58 271 107 920 bales.. 109 136 161 836 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 249 251 acres.. 165 692 106 459 bushels.. 5 599 916 3 702 608 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 16 17 acres.. 763 862 tons, dry.. 1 527 1 204 @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.