1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ITAWAMBA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 417 452 Land in farms ..................acres.. 76 673 78 932 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 909 92 746 Average per acre .........dollars.. 829 560 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 935 26 622 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 204 213 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 376 414 acres.. 41 688 37 768 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 308 355 acres.. 25 446 21 774 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) 94 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 382 12 991 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 878 28 741 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 971 2 753 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 411 10 238 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 162 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 8 $100,000 or more .................... 35 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 014 8 639 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 311 19 071 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 418 453 $1,000.. 2 801 2 689 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 701 5 937 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 175 184 Other ............................... 242 268 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 220 263 200 days or more ................... 179 196 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 272 number.. 9 649 9 386 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 226 number.. 5 338 5 419 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 19 number.. 199 238 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 259 260 number.. 4 098 5 347 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 34 number.. 1 490 2 579 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 27 number.. 2 615 4 062 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 74 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 21 number.. (D) 40 331 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 29 number.. 11 168 800 6 107 203 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 84 85 acres.. 3 637 1 914 bushels.. 281 336 140 614 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 6 acres.. 582 180 bushels.. 23 895 5 557 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 7 acres.. 855 274 bushels.. 19 325 9 110 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 41 59 acres.. 4 894 4 820 bales.. 5 779 4 696 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 58 105 acres.. 9 427 9 481 bushels.. 232 913 161 587 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 215 231 acres.. 5 655 5 395 tons, dry.. 14 723 9 358 @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. .