1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DE SOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 488 503 Land in farms ..................acres.. 139 591 166 003 Average size of farm .......acres.. 286 330 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 311 552 285 207 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 175 945 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 379 39 169 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 172 152 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 169 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 397 391 acres.. 106 584 123 692 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 308 307 acres.. 74 658 82 039 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 19 acres.. 4 556 6 557 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 175 20 678 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 539 41 109 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 595 15 919 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 580 4 759 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 18 $100,000 or more .................... 45 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 018 17 835 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 070 35 529 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 488 502 $1,000.. 4 560 2 128 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 344 4 239 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 174 201 Other ............................... 314 302 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 319 335 200 days or more ................... 224 231 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 314 352 number.. 14 321 16 787 Beef cows ..................farms.. 269 299 number.. 8 250 8 881 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 22 number.. 816 1 217 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 305 340 number.. 7 838 7 870 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 33 number.. 360 656 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 27 number.. 239 1 205 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 18 9 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 32 number.. 680 851 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 10 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 51 acres.. 8 319 4 363 bushels.. 1 033 050 413 563 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 21 acres.. 306 1 431 bushels.. 20 392 82 631 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 45 acres.. 13 719 12 602 bushels.. 432 095 522 603 Rice..........................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 38 43 acres.. 16 108 13 309 bales.. 25 137 21 295 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 59 78 acres.. 30 608 44 293 bushels.. 972 243 971 534 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 228 206 acres.. 12 170 10 794 tons, dry.. 26 665 17 312 @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. .