1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 355 386 Land in farms ..................acres.. 296 881 273 117 Average size of farm .......acres.. 836 708 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 742 581 508 615 Average per acre .........dollars.. 947 737 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 051 96 289 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 120 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 307 360 acres.. 249 974 228 030 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 256 327 acres.. 222 703 187 000 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 94 acres.. 95 267 73 027 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 675 61 889 Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 887 160 333 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 80 081 57 738 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 594 4 151 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 29 $100,000 or more .................... 123 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 499 52 005 Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 421 134 381 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 187 210 Other ............................... 168 176 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 196 202 200 days or more ................... 131 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 125 140 number.. 7 326 7 895 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 132 number.. 4 211 4 842 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 19 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 139 number.. 3 821 3 951 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. 122 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 5 number.. 163 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 15 acres.. 24 773 896 bushels.. 3 110 847 105 192 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 18 acres.. 922 4 352 bushels.. 62 391 213 972 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 22 acres.. 3 478 2 286 bushels.. 142 188 74 992 Rice..........................farms.. 41 42 acres.. 16 375 12 246 cwt.. 870 075 762 352 Cotton .......................farms.. 93 158 acres.. 66 914 72 172 bales.. 125 122 119 559 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 151 199 acres.. 107 550 87 848 bushels.. 3 184 126 2 875 255 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 101 111 acres.. 5 993 5 922 tons, dry.. 14 260 11 557 @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.