1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOLIVAR COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 454 478 Land in farms ..................acres.. 426 584 402 720 Average size of farm .......acres.. 940 843 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 684 029 582 594 Average per acre .........dollars.. 739 720 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 954 105 317 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 124 1,000 acres or more ................. 142 123 Total cropland .................farms.. 435 468 acres.. 399 420 377 699 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 426 461 acres.. 365 811 298 187 Irrigated land .................farms.. 254 269 acres.. 144 712 137 385 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 116 112 79 363 Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 754 166 031 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 108 620 71 986 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 492 7 377 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 66 $100,000 or more .................... 243 213 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 91 190 64 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 860 134 604 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 454 478 $1,000.. 22 399 14 067 Average per farm..........dollars.. 49 336 29 428 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 360 Other ............................... 107 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 157 178 200 days or more ................... 87 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 21 20 number.. 1 345 1 186 Beef cows ..................farms.. 21 16 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 21 16 number.. 295 480 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 8 number.. 236 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 669 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 11 number.. 87 279 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 7 acres.. 1 987 88 bushels.. 169 690 3 927 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 44 acres.. 1 489 3 618 bushels.. 126 680 221 365 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 108 168 acres.. 22 577 29 946 bushels.. 814 668 1 140 109 Rice..........................farms.. 209 214 acres.. 80 399 58 068 cwt.. 4 690 220 3 085 847 Cotton .......................farms.. 151 187 acres.. 69 505 47 746 bales.. 117 678 75 981 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 373 404 acres.. 202 508 168 543 bushels.. 7 408 100 4 030 804 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 13 9 acres.. (D) 236 tons, dry.. 330 726 @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. .