1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHOCTAW COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 195 228 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 712 47 224 Average size of farm .......acres.. 219 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 475 108 298 Average per acre .........dollars.. 506 489 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 275 22 805 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 115 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 168 200 acres.. 19 141 21 152 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 147 138 acres.. 9 408 9 169 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 14 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 327 3 650 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 319 16 009 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 831 612 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 496 3 038 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 6 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 063 3 347 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 834 14 682 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 195 228 $1,000.. 846 244 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 338 1 069 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 64 Other ............................... 121 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 98 149 200 days or more ................... 80 111 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 165 number.. 6 849 7 535 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 136 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 14 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 129 164 number.. 3 793 3 531 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 24 number.. 3 714 2 892 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 21 number.. 6 275 4 593 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 22 number.. 81 307 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 20 acres.. 820 272 bushels.. 84 227 16 253 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 6 acres.. 281 1 099 bushels.. (D) 48 894 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 6 844 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 1 315 (D) bales.. 1 527 622 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 10 acres.. 685 2 746 bushels.. 22 100 32 009 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 121 115 acres.. 4 276 2 925 tons, dry.. 6 941 5 244 @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. .