1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ISSAQUENA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 109 107 Land in farms ..................acres.. 113 734 121 019 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 043 1 131 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 703 605 780 804 Average per acre .........dollars.. 694 696 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 519 120 148 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 18 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 106 105 acres.. 100 801 104 268 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 106 103 acres.. 93 153 84 927 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 15 acres.. 6 711 8 149 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 941 21 421 Average per farm .........dollars.. 256 336 200 196 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 406 19 732 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 535 1 688 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 3 8 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 4 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 11 $100,000 or more .................... 58 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 080 17 104 Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 912 159 850 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 110 107 $1,000.. 3 937 3 778 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 792 35 312 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 75 84 Other ............................... 34 23 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 42 36 200 days or more ................... 22 17 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 14 16 number.. 1 318 1 534 Beef cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 720 1 035 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 15 17 number.. 782 749 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 30 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 0 acres.. 2 021 0 bushels.. 218 770 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 8 acres.. 4 214 1 248 bushels.. 271 161 75 916 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 35 acres.. 4 405 9 105 bushels.. 167 370 331 341 Rice..........................farms.. 5 10 acres.. 3 081 2 736 cwt.. 170 525 133 663 Cotton .......................farms.. 72 56 acres.. 29 205 16 042 bales.. 45 738 28 072 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 86 87 acres.. 53 742 60 694 bushels.. 1 845 589 1 528 741 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 8 6 acres.. 550 787 tons, dry.. 1 385 (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. .