1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALHOUN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 427 399 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 817 127 351 Average size of farm .......acres.. 332 319 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 357 184 976 Average per acre .........dollars.. 801 520 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 002 45 175 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 177 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 362 370 acres.. 82 672 81 614 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 299 334 acres.. 58 360 53 473 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 705 18 455 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 856 46 252 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 739 15 746 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 965 2 708 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 22 $100,000 or more .................... 55 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 469 14 865 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 568 37 163 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 189 196 Other ............................... 238 203 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 225 213 200 days or more ................... 176 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 247 254 number.. 14 558 13 443 Beef cows ..................farms.. 226 240 number.. (D) 7 473 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 174 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 253 number.. 6 064 5 404 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 19 number.. 4 870 2 585 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 18 number.. 8 732 5 756 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 60 72 acres.. 5 845 2 903 bushels.. 419 599 258 188 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 26 acres.. (D) 2 217 bushels.. (D) 145 050 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 10 acres.. 222 678 bushels.. 5 860 34 854 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 67 124 acres.. 21 729 23 443 bales.. 30 513 33 084 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 69 78 acres.. 14 659 12 982 bushels.. 301 323 356 008 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 214 214 acres.. 10 526 9 249 tons, dry.. 22 986 18 564 @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.