1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHICKASAW COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 450 447 Land in farms ..................acres.. 149 027 145 426 Average size of farm .......acres.. 331 325 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 771 165 593 Average per acre .........dollars.. 553 481 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 964 27 693 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 163 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 409 396 acres.. 95 244 88 737 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 329 357 acres.. 54 338 57 862 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 167 15 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 704 34 655 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 172 6 664 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 995 8 826 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 37 $100,000 or more .................... 45 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 060 13 245 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 479 29 632 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 451 447 $1,000.. 4 637 1 753 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 282 3 921 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 187 199 Other ............................... 263 248 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 263 288 200 days or more ................... 183 194 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 307 number.. 22 696 22 932 Beef cows ..................farms.. 243 245 number.. 10 485 10 029 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 22 number.. 933 705 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 297 number.. 27 349 19 725 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 33 number.. 9 492 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 19 number.. 14 039 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 31 number.. (D) 631 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 72 83 acres.. 7 690 4 136 bushels.. 701 390 414 289 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 31 acres.. 813 1 324 bushels.. 50 649 78 888 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 29 acres.. 1 237 2 699 bushels.. 47 829 68 982 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 18 10 acres.. 7 158 1 624 bales.. 7 297 1 465 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 107 166 acres.. 24 168 39 412 bushels.. 641 826 762 783 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 231 216 acres.. 13 136 10 476 tons, dry.. 27 184 17 506 @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. .