1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WINSTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 458 486 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 045 83 445 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 172 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 565 112 621 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 008 614 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 068 19 008 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 222 242 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 374 441 acres.. 35 935 41 382 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 295 350 acres.. 13 629 13 741 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 54 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 282 6 281 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 082 12 924 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 191 1 065 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 090 5 217 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 186 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 10 $100,000 or more .................... 15 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 454 6 881 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 092 14 187 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 157 148 Other ............................... 301 338 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 267 291 200 days or more ................... 199 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 320 399 number.. 15 718 15 880 Beef cows ..................farms.. 289 359 number.. 9 073 8 777 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 12 number.. 388 612 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 316 383 number.. 7 101 7 487 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 13 number.. (D) 328 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 257 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 31 number.. (D) 48 617 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 679 600 773 200 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 34 acres.. 730 308 bushels.. 58 494 17 984 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 12 acres.. 914 1 498 bales.. 1 470 2 071 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 10 acres.. 620 817 bushels.. 19 895 18 528 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 266 306 acres.. 11 103 10 958 tons, dry.. 27 336 19 588 @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.