1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 283 344 Land in farms ..................acres.. 342 781 342 237 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 211 995 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 285 132 874 809 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 095 899 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 451 184 943 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 129 Total cropland .................farms.. 262 328 acres.. 308 367 310 305 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 251 319 acres.. 298 761 267 415 Irrigated land .................farms.. 150 163 acres.. 136 541 96 632 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 146 480 113 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 517 598 330 629 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 115 180 93 220 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 300 20 517 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 26 $100,000 or more .................... 183 202 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 104 855 99 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 370 511 288 237 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 217 247 Other ............................... 66 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 88 115 200 days or more ................... 47 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 18 34 number.. 2 316 1 892 Beef cows ..................farms.. 14 30 number.. 1 242 1 045 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 18 33 number.. 726 789 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 182 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 135 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 23 acres.. 21 162 2 030 bushels.. 2 708 542 190 326 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 58 acres.. 3 043 11 926 bushels.. 287 655 865 263 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 67 89 acres.. 19 047 18 826 bushels.. 881 404 797 623 Rice..........................farms.. 71 88 acres.. 32 849 36 520 cwt.. 1 969 803 2 270 560 Cotton .......................farms.. 123 193 acres.. 89 884 96 626 bales.. 168 931 171 531 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 209 248 acres.. 140 362 104 750 bushels.. 4 885 774 3 866 016 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 16 24 acres.. 1 293 1 706 tons, dry.. 2 811 1 992 @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.