1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TIPPAH COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 501 551 Land in farms ..................acres.. 113 847 108 314 Average size of farm .......acres.. 227 197 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 791 128 828 Average per acre .........dollars.. 799 733 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 192 19 291 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 255 258 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 438 506 acres.. 47 447 53 134 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 346 428 acres.. 25 309 29 113 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 480 9 957 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 921 18 072 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 168 5 566 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 312 4 392 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 224 216 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 20 $100,000 or more .................... 16 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 374 7 890 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 715 14 294 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 197 Other ............................... 331 354 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 305 328 200 days or more ................... 235 246 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 334 394 number.. 13 256 14 246 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 340 number.. 7 379 6 792 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 27 number.. 385 945 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 330 364 number.. 6 180 5 978 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 38 number.. 241 1 469 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 32 number.. 574 2 678 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. 20 68 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 25 number.. (D) 1 865 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 109 171 acres.. 4 432 5 507 bushels.. 360 936 491 271 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 219 bushels.. (D) 14 466 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 120 547 bushels.. 2 585 16 446 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 37 acres.. 469 4 269 bales.. 556 4 842 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 77 90 acres.. 11 908 9 270 bushels.. 333 325 268 350 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 275 320 acres.. 8 517 8 856 tons, dry.. 18 294 16 176 @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.