1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAIBORNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 190 219 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 522 100 413 Average size of farm .......acres.. 466 459 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 272 497 304 693 Average per acre .........dollars.. 515 648 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 956 26 773 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 76 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 149 172 acres.. 35 904 36 707 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 96 112 acres.. 15 527 16 860 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 8 acres.. (D) 1 201 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 078 6 015 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 517 27 467 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 573 1 637 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 505 4 378 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 8 $100,000 or more .................... 10 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 731 4 132 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 906 18 953 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 189 218 $1,000.. 283 1 065 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 495 4 884 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 100 Other ............................... 105 119 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 101 121 200 days or more ................... 82 79 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 152 183 number.. 17 614 14 917 Beef cows ..................farms.. 143 160 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 153 174 number.. 9 136 9 043 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 17 number.. 309 1 810 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 13 number.. 2 041 2 922 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 21 number.. (D) 1 198 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 27 acres.. 3 697 1 506 bushels.. 301 351 117 653 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 152 bushels.. 0 9 850 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 11 acres.. (D) 1 460 bushels.. (D) 40 826 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 4 391 1 060 bales.. 6 112 1 443 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 12 acres.. 546 6 982 bushels.. 14 390 142 676 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 79 80 acres.. 5 673 4 836 tons, dry.. 10 473 9 950 @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. .