1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOLMES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 426 420 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 406 236 326 Average size of farm .......acres.. 524 563 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 401 929 436 217 Average per acre .........dollars.. 814 839 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 412 57 648 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 112 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 68 Total cropland .................farms.. 354 370 acres.. 153 235 162 048 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 304 314 acres.. 114 197 103 300 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 45 acres.. 40 113 25 881 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 962 39 785 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 460 94 725 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 073 36 803 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 889 2 981 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 36 $100,000 or more .................... 75 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 593 27 953 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 553 66 554 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 426 420 $1,000.. 3 008 10 561 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 062 25 146 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 221 236 Other ............................... 205 184 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 218 189 200 days or more ................... 139 121 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 241 260 number.. 14 624 15 446 Beef cows ..................farms.. 217 218 number.. 9 386 9 317 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 23 number.. 107 125 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 234 227 number.. 6 669 6 957 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 54 number.. 764 829 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 24 number.. 714 717 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 42 number.. 489 694 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 59 71 acres.. 4 698 1 454 bushels.. 368 038 110 027 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 32 acres.. 3 264 2 639 bushels.. 228 661 180 886 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 19 acres.. 1 097 2 554 bushels.. 39 526 71 669 Rice..........................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 2 128 1 389 cwt.. 114 147 73 762 Cotton .......................farms.. 154 169 acres.. 72 634 57 221 bales.. 102 490 103 757 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 79 114 acres.. 24 518 30 169 bushels.. 733 166 592 587 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 146 127 acres.. 8 315 8 581 tons, dry.. 13 153 14 011 @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. .