1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 458 449 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 766 72 515 Average size of farm .......acres.. 165 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 196 148 374 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 349 796 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 935 20 370 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 188 203 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 374 396 acres.. 27 922 30 706 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 292 307 acres.. 12 051 11 535 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 16 acres.. 242 63 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 626 28 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 739 62 873 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 290 1 108 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 61 336 27 122 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 10 $100,000 or more .................... 103 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 338 20 866 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 712 46 370 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 187 203 Other ............................... 271 246 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 263 257 200 days or more ................... 183 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 325 320 number.. 15 740 14 659 Beef cows ..................farms.. 291 304 number.. 8 798 8 264 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. 10 46 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 321 307 number.. 7 637 6 837 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 32 number.. 97 899 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 31 number.. 97 3 127 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 95 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 23 number.. (D) 95 349 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 91 76 number.. 28 663 026 17 887 253 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 61 acres.. 1 418 2 267 bushels.. 95 150 189 511 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 520 445 bushels.. 17 900 8 730 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 600 bushels.. (D) 18 653 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 244 255 acres.. 10 024 8 408 tons, dry.. 23 613 18 245 @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.