1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TISHOMINGO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 258 269 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 866 40 676 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 151 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 952 105 142 Average per acre .........dollars.. 887 851 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 030 15 101 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 141 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 218 244 acres.. 17 204 19 743 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 162 206 acres.. 8 118 11 071 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 778 1 926 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 766 7 160 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 893 970 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 884 956 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 4 $100,000 or more .................... 3 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 666 1 686 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 332 6 292 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 68 83 Other ............................... 190 186 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 164 155 200 days or more ................... 126 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 161 174 number.. 4 923 4 982 Beef cows ..................farms.. 146 156 number.. 2 911 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 154 156 number.. 2 465 1 937 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 11 number.. 211 814 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 12 number.. 314 1 777 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 19 number.. (D) 514 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 69 acres.. 1 041 1 953 bushels.. 69 490 134 655 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 10 acres.. 0 1 140 bushels.. 0 38 886 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 728 900 bales.. 560 706 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 31 acres.. 2 494 3 625 bushels.. 40 426 82 055 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 145 acres.. 4 004 4 002 tons, dry.. 8 336 7 549 @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.