1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 175 171 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 532 47 960 Average size of farm .......acres.. 266 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 311 163 918 Average per acre .........dollars.. 733 625 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 731 26 508 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 76 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 135 144 acres.. 17 037 18 397 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 102 102 acres.. 7 206 7 549 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 2 acres.. 181 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 571 2 551 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 693 14 917 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 709 1 019 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 862 1 531 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 9 $100,000 or more .................... 4 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 518 1 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 386 10 854 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 175 171 $1,000.. 179 745 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 022 4 356 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 73 73 Other ............................... 102 98 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 91 100 200 days or more ................... 63 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 142 153 number.. 6 806 6 261 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 131 number.. 3 177 3 209 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 289 173 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 144 148 number.. 3 180 3 355 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 6 number.. 143 191 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 6 number.. 200 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 25 number.. (D) 438 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 26 acres.. 3 907 3 507 bushels.. 260 163 335 000 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 462 bushels.. 0 13 571 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 297 (D) bales.. 307 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 9 acres.. (D) 1 371 bushels.. (D) 38 112 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 87 89 acres.. 2 713 2 154 tons, dry.. 6 038 3 836 @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. .