1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARROLL COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 394 431 Land in farms ..................acres.. 151 743 173 064 Average size of farm .......acres.. 385 402 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 645 222 227 Average per acre .........dollars.. 596 529 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 549 31 576 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 335 363 acres.. 75 922 75 828 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 274 287 acres.. 40 638 39 135 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 9 acres.. 3 572 3 222 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 571 15 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 439 36 773 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 286 8 595 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 286 7 254 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 150 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 22 $100,000 or more .................... 36 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 619 15 140 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 332 35 128 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 394 431 $1,000.. 5 324 418 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 514 971 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 174 196 Other ............................... 220 235 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 254 200 days or more ................... 166 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 276 319 number.. 26 505 32 325 Beef cows ..................farms.. 254 286 number.. 11 557 12 002 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 18 number.. 425 379 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 266 315 number.. 21 200 14 382 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 50 number.. 384 1 112 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 32 number.. 593 1 714 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 1 number.. 79 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 46 number.. 501 972 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 53 acres.. 3 524 1 448 bushels.. 355 777 140 996 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 12 acres.. 637 777 bushels.. 50 302 54 978 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 20 acres.. 876 1 134 bushels.. 53 248 30 204 Rice..........................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 61 73 acres.. 16 084 13 387 bales.. 26 626 22 740 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 36 60 acres.. 6 559 11 511 bushels.. 168 112 219 702 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 211 196 acres.. 11 011 9 142 tons, dry.. 24 742 18 481 @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. .