1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ATTALA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 379 427 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 526 112 601 Average size of farm .......acres.. 284 264 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 610 117 754 Average per acre .........dollars.. 465 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 561 24 701 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 182 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 308 375 acres.. 42 227 46 246 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 258 308 acres.. 21 538 22 407 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 13 acres.. 88 356 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 977 9 369 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 686 21 941 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 859 6 643 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 118 2 725 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 20 $100,000 or more .................... 22 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 134 6 894 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 461 16 145 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 379 427 $1,000.. 78 1 649 Average per farm..........dollars.. 206 3 862 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 142 191 Other ............................... 237 236 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 201 240 200 days or more ................... 150 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 286 324 number.. 12 254 12 525 Beef cows ..................farms.. 264 276 number.. 7 737 7 548 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 14 number.. 366 439 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 271 322 number.. 5 420 5 550 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 41 number.. 2 436 3 061 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 32 number.. 3 713 3 755 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 55 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 42 number.. (D) 634 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 60 acres.. 607 1 483 bushels.. 48 168 115 103 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 299 bushels.. (D) 12 861 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 386 585 bushels.. 19 720 12 255 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 50 61 acres.. 11 025 8 987 bales.. 12 195 13 858 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 27 acres.. 1 357 4 060 bushels.. 38 490 61 488 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 205 224 acres.. 8 328 7 081 tons, dry.. 18 020 11 861 @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. .