1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 173 208 Land in farms ..................acres.. 30 050 34 416 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 647 201 764 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 124 1 050 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 045 15 553 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 75 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 146 180 acres.. 15 765 13 382 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 94 117 acres.. 3 966 4 400 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 7 acres.. 154 143 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 264 1 776 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 089 8 539 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 238 268 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 026 1 508 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 3 $100,000 or more .................... 7 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 654 2 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 558 10 807 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 173 208 $1,000.. - 3 - 219 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 18 - 1 053 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 52 56 Other ............................... 121 152 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 121 147 200 days or more ................... 77 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 153 number.. 5 373 5 756 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 122 number.. 2 533 2 806 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 19 number.. 644 631 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 138 number.. 2 187 2 637 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 19 number.. 823 760 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 14 number.. 1 132 1 443 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 11 number.. (D) 209 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 21 number.. 32 564 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 7 acres.. 0 837 bushels.. 0 15 350 Rice..........................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 1 031 bushels.. (D) 17 870 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 73 80 acres.. 3 032 2 457 tons, dry.. 4 506 (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. .