1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILKINSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 196 189 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 267 89 807 Average size of farm .......acres.. 557 475 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 573 403 278 379 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 052 598 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 707 27 479 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 156 151 acres.. 37 911 28 748 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 110 116 acres.. 14 304 12 369 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 17 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 296 5 247 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 020 27 764 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 525 1 599 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 771 3 649 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 21 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 13 $100,000 or more .................... 9 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 300 5 046 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 043 26 700 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 80 80 Other ............................... 116 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 107 200 days or more ................... 79 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 146 154 number.. 13 726 11 775 Beef cows ..................farms.. 128 141 number.. 6 738 6 189 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 4 515 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 141 152 number.. 9 056 6 312 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 10 number.. (D) 17 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 15 number.. 52 406 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 14 acres.. 45 1 333 bushels.. 3 690 147 298 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 237 bushels.. (D) 7 460 Rice..........................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 5 acres.. 4 966 1 575 bushels.. 152 613 52 132 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 96 99 acres.. 8 643 7 516 tons, dry.. 20 268 16 727 @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.