1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 YAZOO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 424 531 Land in farms ..................acres.. 312 298 361 634 Average size of farm .......acres.. 737 681 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 548 289 459 849 Average per acre .........dollars.. 746 696 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 944 82 901 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 106 Total cropland .................farms.. 362 444 acres.. 208 619 252 061 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 289 371 acres.. 174 241 191 384 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 48 acres.. 14 643 18 901 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 823 74 731 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 468 140 737 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 58 754 60 646 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 068 14 085 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 28 $100,000 or more .................... 124 175 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 132 66 299 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 820 124 856 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 226 316 Other ............................... 198 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 209 223 200 days or more ................... 139 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 209 271 number.. 15 887 20 048 Beef cows ..................farms.. 194 259 number.. (D) 12 007 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 152 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 208 266 number.. 7 335 7 866 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 38 number.. 6 669 13 093 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 33 number.. 8 964 18 361 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 214 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 17 number.. 20 321 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 99 92 acres.. 24 773 12 192 bushels.. 2 902 611 1 121 899 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 61 acres.. 2 888 19 731 bushels.. 122 085 1 344 563 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 20 acres.. 3 267 5 750 bushels.. 134 992 243 917 Rice..........................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 1 117 1 538 cwt.. 63 100 88 795 Cotton .......................farms.. 102 226 acres.. 64 441 101 104 bales.. 112 427 151 116 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 142 139 acres.. 75 480 46 495 bushels.. 2 078 603 1 407 833 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 121 148 acres.. 6 307 7 003 tons, dry.. 14 888 13 552 @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.