1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COAHOMA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 230 237 Land in farms ..................acres.. 294 547 260 026 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 281 1 097 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 210 171 777 658 Average per acre .........dollars.. 926 745 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 272 119 243 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 92 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 218 231 acres.. 278 909 247 337 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 213 229 acres.. 242 592 184 893 Irrigated land .................farms.. 99 100 acres.. 109 961 55 557 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 909 58 771 Average per farm .........dollars.. 386 560 247 981 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 88 062 58 615 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 847 156 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 28 $100,000 or more .................... 132 128 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 318 46 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 817 195 695 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 230 237 $1,000.. 13 049 10 900 Average per farm..........dollars.. 56 734 45 992 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 183 180 Other ............................... 47 57 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 74 83 200 days or more ................... 41 41 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 15 9 number.. 1 140 641 Beef cows ..................farms.. 14 9 number.. 615 443 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 14 10 number.. 471 347 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 12 number.. 269 319 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 11 number.. 360 228 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 8 number.. 69 154 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 4 acres.. 5 773 101 bushels.. 708 016 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 20 43 acres.. 3 500 4 230 bushels.. 283 597 285 474 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 66 89 acres.. 18 239 19 413 bushels.. 714 916 704 271 Rice..........................farms.. 44 53 acres.. 15 965 11 213 cwt.. 1 010 195 590 525 Cotton .......................farms.. 131 154 acres.. 100 082 64 064 bales.. 177 034 122 695 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 173 186 acres.. 108 519 87 516 bushels.. 4 012 696 1 806 262 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 9 3 acres.. 522 (D) tons, dry.. 601 178 @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. .