1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BENTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 212 232 Land in farms ..................acres.. 91 367 84 509 Average size of farm .......acres.. 431 364 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 543 156 270 Average per acre .........dollars.. 596 499 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 115 32 108 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 83 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 187 210 acres.. 43 047 45 415 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 156 169 acres.. 30 205 29 974 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 295 8 006 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 714 34 509 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 054 6 892 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 242 1 115 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 21 $100,000 or more .................... 20 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 230 5 941 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 687 25 498 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 212 233 $1,000.. - 198 1 142 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 933 4 902 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 87 110 Other ............................... 125 122 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 132 200 days or more ................... 78 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 143 156 number.. 11 376 7 339 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 142 number.. 6 065 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 3 number.. 67 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 147 number.. 13 952 3 444 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 25 number.. 99 787 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 17 number.. 101 1 034 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 17 number.. (D) 333 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 70 acres.. 8 691 2 372 bushels.. 946 425 232 880 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 13 acres.. (D) 1 107 bushels.. (D) 80 816 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 351 817 bushels.. 13 440 24 370 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 58 75 acres.. 12 182 10 687 bales.. 11 072 14 242 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 57 acres.. 4 857 13 091 bushels.. 159 769 281 873 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 92 acres.. 4 757 1 730 tons, dry.. 8 416 2 526 @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. .