1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 159 193 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 829 114 083 Average size of farm .......acres.. 615 591 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 546 553 451 281 Average per acre .........dollars.. 902 790 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 467 61 575 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 117 163 acres.. 51 195 66 033 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 85 125 acres.. 40 844 46 995 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 298 15 841 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 345 82 077 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 372 14 336 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 926 1 505 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 11 $100,000 or more .................... 24 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 457 13 648 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 475 69 987 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 79 98 Other ............................... 80 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 94 92 200 days or more ................... 59 58 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 72 99 number.. 7 716 6 098 Beef cows ..................farms.. 65 95 number.. 5 980 3 929 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 0 number.. 11 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 71 94 number.. 2 169 2 919 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 13 number.. (D) 1 712 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 13 number.. (D) 2 645 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 122 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 54 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 18 acres.. 1 809 3 649 bushels.. 211 526 319 282 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 991 bushels.. 0 63 420 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 13 acres.. 1 434 1 867 bushels.. (D) 32 402 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 14 44 acres.. 10 649 20 737 bales.. 17 456 28 795 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 37 59 acres.. 26 449 17 291 bushels.. 717 198 620 664 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 36 54 acres.. 1 496 2 944 tons, dry.. 2 593 6 201 @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.