1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GEORGE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 381 340 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 498 50 590 Average size of farm .......acres.. 114 149 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 895 127 400 Average per acre .........dollars.. 939 1 030 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 392 23 295 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 349 316 acres.. 21 879 24 689 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 260 acres.. 10 791 14 274 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 32 acres.. 669 616 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 897 5 394 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 103 15 866 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 376 3 078 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 522 2 316 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 6 $100,000 or more .................... 17 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 064 4 198 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 958 12 346 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 380 340 $1,000.. 780 1 122 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 052 3 299 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 109 Other ............................... 271 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 240 240 200 days or more ................... 175 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 248 206 number.. 9 112 7 751 Beef cows ..................farms.. 217 175 number.. 4 746 4 015 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 18 number.. 448 462 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 224 189 number.. 3 641 3 361 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 19 number.. 2 636 4 048 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 10 number.. 5 288 4 424 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 5 number.. 98 70 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 37 number.. 606 821 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 75 acres.. 2 647 1 692 bushels.. 214 496 95 000 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 2 acres.. 415 (D) bushels.. 32 806 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 21 acres.. 1 152 2 188 bushels.. 39 164 103 513 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 69 acres.. 3 080 7 400 bushels.. 92 077 196 480 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 169 134 acres.. 4 010 3 343 tons, dry.. 8 737 6 763 @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. .