1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WALTHALL COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 538 563 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 322 108 236 Average size of farm .......acres.. 205 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 628 175 093 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 310 775 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 060 30 055 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 231 252 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 144 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 449 505 acres.. 50 190 65 204 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 328 413 acres.. 20 676 27 070 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 17 acres.. (D) 577 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 771 21 132 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 370 37 535 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 196 1 949 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 576 19 183 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 207 205 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 25 $100,000 or more .................... 89 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 578 17 024 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 426 30 185 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 254 278 Other ............................... 284 285 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 266 284 200 days or more ................... 181 184 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 409 472 number.. 31 354 31 674 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 362 number.. 9 456 9 300 Milk cows ..................farms.. 85 105 number.. 8 577 9 428 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 400 450 number.. 12 150 12 236 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 35 number.. 224 3 645 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 18 number.. 233 4 014 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 26 number.. 73 600 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 26 0 number.. 17 319 791 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 32 acres.. 183 2 187 bushels.. 15 664 122 050 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 860 bushels.. (D) 62 400 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 870 bushels.. (D) 13 900 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 3 acres.. 1 200 (D) bushels.. 29 340 22 050 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 312 374 acres.. 17 485 19 247 tons, dry.. 39 115 43 929 @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.