1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 740 799 Land in farms ..................acres.. 230 838 265 611 Average size of farm .......acres.. 312 332 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 826 260 727 Average per acre .........dollars.. 979 749 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 403 26 339 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 150 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 298 321 180 to 499 acres .................... 168 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 591 629 acres.. 111 458 126 637 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 408 470 acres.. 47 538 58 504 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 12 acres.. 88 101 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 316 32 795 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 725 41 045 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 592 9 121 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 724 23 675 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 288 284 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 146 165 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 28 $100,000 or more .................... 36 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 501 27 222 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 861 34 070 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 741 799 $1,000.. 1 142 5 838 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 541 7 306 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 267 275 Other ............................... 473 524 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 452 490 200 days or more ................... 330 350 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 527 584 number.. 38 454 45 661 Beef cows ..................farms.. 492 499 number.. (D) 23 661 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 22 number.. (D) 629 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 520 581 number.. 18 054 24 783 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 59 number.. 3 890 3 424 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 43 number.. 4 215 4 760 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. 55 110 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 62 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.. 42 66 acres.. 2 203 2 309 bushels.. 181 168 177 625 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 13 acres.. 1 601 1 318 bushels.. 95 289 71 329 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 25 acres.. 1 657 3 849 bushels.. 75 135 112 131 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 44 44 acres.. 16 340 11 498 bales.. 22 500 16 824 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 37 58 acres.. 9 919 19 747 bushels.. 293 905 454 542 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 313 351 acres.. 14 420 17 304 tons, dry.. 32 389 36 625 @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. .