1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALHOUN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 399 419 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 351 134 874 Average size of farm .......acres.. 319 322 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 976 152 506 Average per acre .........dollars.. 520 480 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 175 39 805 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 370 406 acres.. 81 614 91 323 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 334 364 acres.. 53 473 61 930 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) 780 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 455 15 830 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 252 37 780 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 746 12 788 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 708 3 042 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 24 $100,000 or more .................... 54 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 865 13 402 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 163 31 987 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 400 419 $1,000.. 3 522 2 321 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 805 5 540 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 196 209 Other ............................... 203 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 213 235 200 days or more ................... 152 154 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 254 235 number.. 13 443 11 910 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 217 number.. 7 473 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 7 number.. 174 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 253 237 number.. 5 404 6 304 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 36 number.. 2 585 3 917 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 28 number.. 5 756 6 526 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 22 number.. (D) 258 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 72 83 acres.. 2 903 2 047 bushels.. 258 188 162 533 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 26 103 acres.. 2 217 6 946 bushels.. 145 050 376 725 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 36 acres.. 678 1 480 bushels.. 34 854 46 216 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 124 119 acres.. 23 443 18 554 bales.. 33 084 23 393 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 78 145 acres.. 12 982 24 425 bushels.. 356 008 437 738 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 214 196 acres.. 9 249 7 491 tons, dry.. 18 564 10 381 @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. .