1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 136 159 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 981 93 290 Average size of farm .......acres.. 588 587 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 401 602 393 692 Average per acre .........dollars.. 649 675 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 177 28 819 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 31 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 95 136 acres.. 38 195 50 259 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 77 96 acres.. 29 132 35 969 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 0 acres.. 20 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 460 8 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 850 52 428 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 711 7 281 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 749 1 055 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 3 $100,000 or more .................... 13 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 312 6 402 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 757 40 265 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 135 159 $1,000.. 930 2 050 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 891 12 895 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 60 63 Other ............................... 76 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 64 93 200 days or more ................... 56 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 103 number.. 3 949 3 671 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 86 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 80 102 number.. 1 684 2 905 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 21 number.. (D) 355 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 18 number.. 131 904 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 51 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 16 number.. 46 286 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 5 acres.. 1 797 1 094 bushels.. 178 610 123 388 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 1 585 bushels.. (D) 44 095 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 2 080 2 806 bales.. 3 850 5 594 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 19 acres.. 22 894 26 822 bushels.. 858 462 885 894 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 45 67 acres.. 2 221 3 733 tons, dry.. 3 236 5 588 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .