1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 258 238 Land in farms ..................acres.. 16 665 18 149 Average size of farm .......acres.. 65 76 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 913 113 378 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 115 1 438 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 721 14 143 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 131 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 69 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 232 202 acres.. 8 430 8 219 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 153 163 acres.. 2 081 2 805 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 17 acres.. 74 43 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 951 1 593 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 562 6 694 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 782 796 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 169 797 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 2 $100,000 or more .................... 4 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 820 1 565 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 026 6 574 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 259 238 $1,000.. - 251 328 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 971 1 379 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 97 87 Other ............................... 161 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 150 149 200 days or more ................... 112 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 142 number.. 3 528 3 202 Beef cows ..................farms.. 123 119 number.. 1 816 1 618 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 8 number.. 180 134 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 129 number.. 1 771 1 448 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 8 number.. 447 175 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 6 number.. 825 529 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 5 number.. 296 472 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 27 number.. 1 483 551 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 7 acres.. (D) 38 bushels.. (D) 1 093 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 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.. 0 3 acres.. 0 436 bushels.. 0 7 610 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 70 97 acres.. 1 080 1 456 tons, dry.. 1 694 2 820 @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. .