1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 300 309 Land in farms ..................acres.. 49 282 55 285 Average size of farm .......acres.. 164 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 955 93 773 Average per acre .........dollars.. 703 603 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 950 14 021 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 258 279 acres.. 17 247 17 796 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 210 219 acres.. 7 576 6 273 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 124 7 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 748 24 943 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 642 492 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 483 7 216 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 3 $100,000 or more .................... 24 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 117 5 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 056 19 250 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 300 309 $1,000.. 1 044 1 286 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 480 4 162 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 101 Other ............................... 190 208 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 198 198 200 days or more ................... 129 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 235 number.. 8 831 7 598 Beef cows ..................farms.. 206 205 number.. 5 003 4 744 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 9 number.. 43 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 212 223 number.. 3 899 3 306 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 28 number.. 675 408 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 21 number.. 724 437 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 456 259 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 44 number.. 59 072 95 868 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 19 number.. 5 530 984 3 943 452 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 60 72 acres.. 1 547 1 193 bushels.. 95 373 72 024 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 11 acres.. 430 1 127 bushels.. 11 528 23 598 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 155 acres.. 5 114 3 645 tons, dry.. 9 451 6 739 @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. .