1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TATE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 508 544 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 657 141 245 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 260 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 667 194 562 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 136 773 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 356 31 256 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 140 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 386 446 acres.. 76 639 83 894 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 313 347 acres.. 50 721 49 574 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 1 082 487 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 406 20 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 042 38 036 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 570 10 008 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 836 10 683 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 165 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 18 $100,000 or more .................... 52 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 267 16 362 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 022 30 077 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 203 223 Other ............................... 305 321 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 314 200 days or more ................... 214 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 372 430 number.. 29 273 28 837 Beef cows ..................farms.. 335 376 number.. 13 415 13 217 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 44 number.. 2 583 3 417 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 377 420 number.. 19 125 11 807 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 27 number.. 627 1 557 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 18 number.. 1 065 4 817 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 18 number.. 311 697 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 37 acres.. 8 646 2 417 bushels.. 891 347 287 934 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 10 acres.. 0 808 bushels.. 0 47 417 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 10 acres.. 1 641 1 969 bushels.. 49 960 95 886 Rice..........................farms.. 5 5 acres.. 669 (D) cwt.. 30 703 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 30 67 acres.. 6 644 14 059 bales.. 11 412 19 502 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 73 88 acres.. 15 710 13 103 bushels.. 453 128 410 631 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 248 265 acres.. 16 911 14 790 tons, dry.. 41 977 35 132 @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.