1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 549 540 Land in farms ..................acres.. 102 243 100 433 Average size of farm .......acres.. 186 186 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 667 129 243 Average per acre .........dollars.. 756 684 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 354 21 482 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 271 259 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 460 482 acres.. 49 906 63 499 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 386 438 acres.. 33 138 43 029 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 9 acres.. 8 65 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 866 11 170 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 971 20 686 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 535 6 328 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 331 4 842 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 246 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 22 $100,000 or more .................... 22 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 757 9 180 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 129 17 032 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 159 195 Other ............................... 390 345 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 345 345 200 days or more ................... 267 244 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 352 353 number.. 12 822 11 856 Beef cows ..................farms.. 320 322 number.. 7 338 6 333 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 22 number.. 162 466 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 332 336 number.. 8 542 5 574 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 25 number.. 87 1 711 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 24 number.. 14 4 926 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 12 549 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 61 152 acres.. 3 262 6 882 bushels.. 268 434 610 479 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 14 acres.. (D) 469 bushels.. (D) 29 364 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 165 317 bushels.. 4 346 11 813 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 68 acres.. 1 942 7 594 bales.. 2 212 7 836 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 116 156 acres.. 19 441 19 827 bushels.. 391 961 505 612 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 314 315 acres.. 8 712 8 119 tons, dry.. 15 892 17 263 @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.