1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COVINGTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 482 462 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 962 79 616 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 172 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 016 117 664 Average per acre .........dollars.. 819 680 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 416 16 926 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 225 202 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 437 386 acres.. 41 068 35 381 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 321 305 acres.. 15 336 15 670 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 9 acres.. 714 105 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 721 17 391 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 512 37 642 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 530 1 791 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 191 15 600 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 9 $100,000 or more .................... 52 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 970 13 761 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 731 29 657 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 482 464 $1,000.. 2 796 1 779 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 801 3 834 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 215 176 Other ............................... 267 286 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 266 274 200 days or more ................... 178 214 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 372 358 number.. 20 866 16 971 Beef cows ..................farms.. 329 306 number.. 9 199 8 288 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 14 number.. 79 135 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 361 366 number.. 11 479 13 043 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 23 number.. 315 199 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 22 number.. 505 567 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 38 number.. (D) 123 813 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 28 21 number.. 9 869 170 4 566 314 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 44 acres.. 2 089 2 012 bushels.. 132 781 117 548 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 13 acres.. 902 1 590 bushels.. 42 134 61 629 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 13 acres.. 1 304 2 053 bushels.. 41 937 44 906 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 261 253 acres.. 9 780 8 683 tons, dry.. 19 377 15 249 @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. .