1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 182 234 Land in farms ..................acres.. 66 257 81 073 Average size of farm .......acres.. 364 346 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 579 231 697 Average per acre .........dollars.. 555 744 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 307 16 481 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 147 192 acres.. 25 923 33 237 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 101 115 acres.. 12 052 13 691 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 73 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 881 4 111 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 820 17 570 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 825 2 573 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 056 1 538 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 4 $100,000 or more .................... 8 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 526 3 173 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 867 13 558 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 182 234 $1,000.. 111 125 Average per farm..........dollars.. 608 534 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 87 93 Other ............................... 95 141 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 104 120 200 days or more ................... 71 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 144 190 number.. 6 943 7 531 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 153 number.. (D) 4 694 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 16 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 141 188 number.. 3 516 3 805 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 17 number.. 31 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 10 number.. 50 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 41 number.. 231 584 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 20 acres.. 1 852 1 159 bushels.. 216 416 123 131 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 1 275 bushels.. (D) 37 625 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 12 5 acres.. 3 256 (D) bales.. 6 121 2 719 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 11 acres.. 1 917 7 693 bushels.. 68 358 223 546 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 84 acres.. 4 243 3 035 tons, dry.. 7 887 6 717 @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. .