1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 320 352 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 663 74 002 Average size of farm .......acres.. 215 210 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 998 108 446 Average per acre .........dollars.. 571 545 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 237 16 532 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 137 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 283 293 acres.. 25 324 28 655 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 217 227 acres.. 7 899 9 467 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 7 acres.. 625 31 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 222 2 785 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 070 7 912 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 635 359 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 587 2 426 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 5 $100,000 or more .................... 4 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 474 2 397 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 706 6 809 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 321 352 $1,000.. 82 58 Average per farm..........dollars.. 255 164 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 118 118 Other ............................... 202 234 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 180 231 200 days or more ................... 138 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 246 281 number.. 10 745 11 495 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 250 number.. 6 823 7 159 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 11 number.. 134 178 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 241 274 number.. 4 839 6 438 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 23 number.. 1 674 1 438 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 20 number.. 4 645 4 549 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 118 80 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 36 number.. 260 624 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 40 acres.. 292 680 bushels.. 15 515 36 645 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 183 193 acres.. 6 816 7 407 tons, dry.. 14 904 14 487 @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. .