1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COPIAH COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 490 555 Land in farms ..................acres.. 126 613 151 921 Average size of farm .......acres.. 258 274 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 813 182 955 Average per acre .........dollars.. 703 683 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 662 19 866 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 213 227 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 400 460 acres.. 54 036 65 502 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 287 321 acres.. 19 830 21 938 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 598 25 972 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 322 46 797 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 605 2 314 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 993 23 658 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 161 199 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 11 $100,000 or more .................... 41 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 094 21 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 171 38 918 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 490 556 $1,000.. 3 531 3 597 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 207 6 469 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 220 225 Other ............................... 270 330 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 240 310 200 days or more ................... 182 230 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 382 454 number.. 21 063 25 426 Beef cows ..................farms.. 351 389 number.. 11 657 14 158 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 24 number.. 1 378 1 023 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 376 450 number.. 9 050 14 921 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 17 number.. 210 4 911 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 9 number.. 422 10 197 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 33 number.. (D) 633 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 25 28 number.. 9 386 690 10 559 575 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 27 acres.. 2 281 2 543 bushels.. 187 950 186 438 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 2 acres.. 365 (D) bushels.. 10 300 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 2 152 1 246 bales.. 3 197 1 737 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 7 acres.. 3 420 5 639 bushels.. 99 130 142 070 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 245 272 acres.. 10 377 10 382 tons, dry.. 21 268 20 718 @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. .