1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 233 279 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 147 47 667 Average size of farm .......acres.. 159 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 574 139 133 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 057 970 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 283 21 440 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 83 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 194 247 acres.. 16 723 23 878 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 135 187 acres.. 7 730 13 391 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 18 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 554 8 181 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 711 29 323 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 222 2 756 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 332 5 425 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 10 $100,000 or more .................... 20 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 389 5 759 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 713 20 641 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 233 279 $1,000.. 763 1 141 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 275 4 091 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 98 113 Other ............................... 135 166 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 130 159 200 days or more ................... 95 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 162 196 number.. 5 516 7 295 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 168 number.. 3 061 3 701 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 14 number.. 334 489 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 150 190 number.. 2 802 4 064 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 15 number.. 537 583 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 10 number.. 503 1 379 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 22 number.. (D) 387 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 15 number.. 3 333 838 2 594 297 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 24 acres.. 1 183 766 bushels.. 147 809 66 048 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 2 acres.. 707 (D) bushels.. 70 135 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 29 acres.. 191 3 303 bushels.. 6 826 142 709 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 29 acres.. 2 263 7 821 bushels.. 91 683 204 003 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 99 122 acres.. 2 694 3 123 tons, dry.. 5 150 5 919 @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. .