1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 267 293 Land in farms ..................acres.. 263 623 265 245 Average size of farm .......acres.. 987 905 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 596 107 1 145 335 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 591 1 267 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 473 170 611 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 103 104 Total cropland .................farms.. 261 276 acres.. 254 735 258 458 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 256 273 acres.. 248 960 248 000 Irrigated land .................farms.. 114 115 acres.. 69 919 58 044 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 847 75 683 Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 051 258 304 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 79 165 73 252 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 682 2 431 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 39 $100,000 or more .................... 162 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 361 51 997 Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 618 176 860 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 207 232 Other ............................... 60 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 73 92 200 days or more ................... 48 50 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 28 30 number.. 2 286 2 376 Beef cows ..................farms.. 22 25 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 26 26 number.. 1 086 1 646 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 277 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 40 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 148 178 acres.. 56 634 62 993 bushels.. 7 377 871 9 504 760 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 67 122 acres.. 12 309 23 563 bushels.. 1 048 002 2 465 228 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 186 174 acres.. 46 391 37 968 bushels.. 2 378 636 1 930 685 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 18 acres.. 2 757 3 995 bales.. 2 949 5 723 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 232 246 acres.. 161 134 134 789 bushels.. 6 152 308 5 246 209 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 19 18 acres.. 1 425 1 948 tons, dry.. 2 692 2 417 @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.