1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YALOBUSHA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 278 263 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 547 78 230 Average size of farm .......acres.. 308 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 151 153 471 Average per acre .........dollars.. 707 475 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 939 30 018 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 98 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 102 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 216 228 acres.. 41 300 43 525 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 194 acres.. 24 132 23 936 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 103 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 494 6 823 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 150 25 944 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 599 4 875 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 895 1 948 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 8 $100,000 or more .................... 16 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 718 6 045 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 360 22 984 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 103 105 Other ............................... 175 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 141 200 days or more ................... 127 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 188 189 number.. 10 604 8 934 Beef cows ..................farms.. 170 174 number.. 6 246 5 408 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. 214 223 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 185 183 number.. 4 686 3 369 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 19 number.. (D) 2 921 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 5 445 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 10 number.. 142 174 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 35 acres.. 1 579 896 bushels.. 119 653 76 540 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 10 acres.. (D) 672 bushels.. (D) 46 405 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 26 42 acres.. 10 409 10 601 bales.. 18 270 13 982 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 33 acres.. 4 543 4 392 bushels.. 114 123 113 728 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 144 139 acres.. 7 590 6 818 tons, dry.. 16 230 12 047 @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.