1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHICKASAW COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 447 450 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 040 149 027 Average size of farm .......acres.. 309 331 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 188 179 771 Average per acre .........dollars.. 750 553 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 783 29 964 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 163 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 377 409 acres.. 81 041 95 244 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 249 329 acres.. 45 640 54 338 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 171 24 167 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 496 53 704 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 934 8 172 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 237 15 995 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 179 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 32 $100,000 or more .................... 45 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 944 20 060 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 617 44 479 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 187 Other ............................... 284 263 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 260 263 200 days or more ................... 197 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 246 277 number.. 21 312 22 696 Beef cows ..................farms.. 216 243 number.. 10 008 10 485 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 23 number.. 873 933 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 254 272 number.. 20 941 27 349 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 29 number.. 35 416 9 492 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 24 number.. 102 200 14 039 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 21 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.. 32 72 acres.. 4 674 7 690 bushels.. 344 099 701 390 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 13 acres.. 427 813 bushels.. 11 611 50 649 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 11 acres.. (D) 1 237 bushels.. (D) 47 829 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 11 18 acres.. 3 082 7 158 bales.. 5 656 7 297 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 74 107 acres.. 23 754 24 168 bushels.. 495 131 641 826 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 231 acres.. 11 639 13 136 tons, dry.. 22 709 27 184 @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.