1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TUNICA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 95 121 Land in farms ..................acres.. 202 353 230 524 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 130 1 905 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 971 293 1 605 943 Average per acre .........dollars.. 938 854 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 346 366 227 929 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 15 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 89 114 acres.. 185 374 215 373 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 85 114 acres.. 177 299 202 609 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 67 acres.. 60 060 49 023 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 267 62 913 Average per farm .........dollars.. 676 490 519 946 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 794 53 617 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 472 9 296 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 1 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 1 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 5 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 12 $100,000 or more .................... 63 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 085 52 104 Average per farm .........dollars.. 474 582 434 200 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 84 111 Other ............................... 11 10 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 27 32 200 days or more ................... 11 13 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 7 6 number.. 1 664 1 547 Beef cows ..................farms.. 6 5 number.. 1 170 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 7 6 number.. 977 309 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 3 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.. 13 14 acres.. 4 972 1 975 bushels.. 629 921 216 900 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 27 acres.. 779 5 418 bushels.. 57 632 343 650 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 49 acres.. 4 789 12 943 bushels.. 179 131 552 966 Rice..........................farms.. 22 49 acres.. 15 995 22 396 cwt.. 881 954 1 152 520 Cotton .......................farms.. 35 57 acres.. 38 672 46 336 bales.. 73 786 83 005 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 81 105 acres.. 112 504 121 384 bushels.. 3 273 812 3 945 292 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 6 4 acres.. 1 802 1 917 tons, dry.. 3 735 (D) @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.