1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 364 393 Land in farms ..................acres.. 126 352 125 223 Average size of farm .......acres.. 347 319 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 471 158 133 Average per acre .........dollars.. 594 549 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 789 31 222 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 144 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 297 338 acres.. 68 915 70 745 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 228 273 acres.. 36 584 44 335 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 99 164 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 316 12 562 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 078 31 964 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 252 4 679 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 064 7 883 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 30 $100,000 or more .................... 36 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 755 10 143 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 042 25 874 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 364 392 $1,000.. 2 749 1 436 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 551 3 664 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 143 168 Other ............................... 221 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 215 232 200 days or more ................... 163 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 293 275 number.. 25 371 21 662 Beef cows ..................farms.. 221 205 number.. 9 533 7 559 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 16 number.. 805 766 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 286 272 number.. 19 704 19 633 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 47 number.. 925 2 341 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 32 number.. 1 688 4 060 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 33 number.. 384 606 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 42 acres.. 4 710 965 bushels.. 485 990 72 976 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 15 acres.. 511 720 bushels.. 40 640 50 953 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 19 acres.. 807 1 964 bushels.. 42 719 67 912 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 4 acres.. 2 300 602 bales.. 2 884 762 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 43 95 acres.. 18 107 31 501 bushels.. 541 025 682 338 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 183 173 acres.. 10 088 8 954 tons, dry.. 20 520 15 748 @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. .