1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 AMITE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 439 528 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 896 152 604 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 289 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 557 265 345 Average per acre .........dollars.. 807 800 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 512 22 371 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 202 180 to 499 acres .................... 155 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 381 450 acres.. 52 255 63 711 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 283 316 acres.. 19 283 21 468 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 17 acres.. 33 352 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 866 13 381 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 752 25 343 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 795 684 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 071 12 698 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 165 194 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 24 $100,000 or more .................... 33 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 484 11 428 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 604 21 645 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 439 528 $1,000.. 1 184 2 411 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 698 4 566 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 208 246 Other ............................... 231 282 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 208 268 200 days or more ................... 146 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 369 454 number.. 23 947 30 942 Beef cows ..................farms.. 309 340 number.. 10 663 11 599 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 56 number.. 3 609 4 985 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 348 451 number.. 10 888 17 577 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 26 number.. 65 156 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 15 number.. 72 147 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 5 30 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 47 number.. 195 678 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 36 acres.. 2 092 1 250 bushels.. 190 990 86 074 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 546 bushels.. 0 27 370 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 686 bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 266 287 acres.. 16 441 18 077 tons, dry.. 36 276 32 037 @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. .