1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALCORN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 392 434 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 653 78 027 Average size of farm .......acres.. 201 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 309 115 166 Average per acre .........dollars.. 847 664 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 059 20 264 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 204 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 361 390 acres.. 43 471 43 410 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 312 338 acres.. 27 748 27 983 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 583 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 449 5 771 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 452 13 297 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 176 3 316 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 274 2 455 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 20 $100,000 or more .................... 15 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 866 5 392 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 412 12 425 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 392 434 $1,000.. 727 714 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 855 1 644 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 129 140 Other ............................... 263 294 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 285 200 days or more ................... 181 217 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 255 265 number.. 8 376 7 694 Beef cows ..................farms.. 237 216 number.. 4 637 3 775 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 35 number.. 315 676 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 244 254 number.. 4 300 3 853 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 34 number.. 2 444 1 494 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 30 number.. 3 520 4 345 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 28 number.. 314 445 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 102 133 acres.. 7 083 3 714 bushels.. 751 481 338 243 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 20 20 acres.. 2 314 605 bushels.. 191 480 36 873 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 10 acres.. 277 670 bushels.. 8 227 16 987 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 17 33 acres.. 2 356 (D) bales.. 2 584 1 996 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 80 113 acres.. 6 902 15 588 bushels.. 164 401 262 789 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 227 219 acres.. 9 249 5 651 tons, dry.. 14 896 9 922 @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. .