1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WEBSTER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 289 270 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 623 75 551 Average size of farm .......acres.. 272 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 890 141 737 Average per acre .........dollars.. 731 505 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 402 28 982 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 210 242 acres.. 34 994 41 792 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 173 215 acres.. 24 481 26 065 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 512 8 619 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 294 31 924 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 098 7 030 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 414 1 590 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 16 $100,000 or more .................... 25 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 787 6 808 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 747 25 214 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 131 Other ............................... 179 139 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 156 135 200 days or more ................... 121 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 175 183 number.. 10 575 8 438 Beef cows ..................farms.. 155 166 number.. 5 780 4 300 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. 152 238 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 170 176 number.. 4 876 3 634 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 13 number.. (D) 110 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) 147 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 5 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 26 acres.. 1 660 796 bushels.. 125 424 49 985 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 488 bushels.. (D) 17 040 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 53 58 acres.. 14 718 15 959 bales.. 21 151 24 395 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 20 acres.. 1 137 2 709 bushels.. 29 692 75 690 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 134 155 acres.. 7 087 5 866 tons, dry.. 16 699 9 598 @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.