1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRENADA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 212 233 Land in farms ..................acres.. 99 726 85 444 Average size of farm .......acres.. 470 367 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 618 185 893 Average per acre .........dollars.. 514 535 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 634 31 913 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 187 190 acres.. 46 400 43 516 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 152 170 acres.. 31 530 25 868 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 9 acres.. 1 507 545 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 661 12 060 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 156 51 759 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 338 5 117 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 323 6 943 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 13 $100,000 or more .................... 27 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 672 9 792 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 492 42 026 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 213 233 $1,000.. 1 152 1 602 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 410 6 874 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 107 99 Other ............................... 105 134 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 102 139 200 days or more ................... 73 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 148 number.. 12 968 10 503 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 138 number.. 6 717 6 030 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 127 153 number.. 9 039 6 768 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 18 number.. (D) 556 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 13 number.. 1 072 668 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 28 acres.. 1 196 765 bushels.. 123 486 68 321 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 21 acres.. 136 1 090 bushels.. (D) 70 802 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 10 acres.. 921 1 109 bushels.. 39 570 35 949 Rice..........................farms.. 5 1 acres.. 992 (D) cwt.. 50 868 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 44 55 acres.. 10 454 7 306 bales.. 13 520 10 031 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 31 47 acres.. 11 107 10 649 bushels.. 299 920 275 557 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 109 97 acres.. 7 018 5 305 tons, dry.. 15 316 (D) @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. .