1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 425 408 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 902 76 851 Average size of farm .......acres.. 190 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 037 94 922 Average per acre .........dollars.. 799 603 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 817 16 216 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 195 201 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 375 373 acres.. 41 928 40 444 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 299 299 acres.. 12 887 18 104 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 6 acres.. 333 132 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 098 7 321 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 407 17 944 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 541 1 308 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 557 6 013 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 134 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 13 $100,000 or more .................... 18 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 018 5 733 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 777 14 051 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 427 408 $1,000.. 585 1 119 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 371 2 743 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 163 154 Other ............................... 262 254 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 225 236 200 days or more ................... 145 160 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 335 326 number.. 17 885 16 110 Beef cows ..................farms.. 313 277 number.. 9 938 8 950 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 9 number.. 207 170 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 323 324 number.. 7 772 8 350 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 29 number.. 2 472 2 407 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 19 number.. 3 987 6 355 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 34 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 9 number.. 2 926 000 1 979 768 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 71 acres.. 2 345 1 889 bushels.. 121 495 128 630 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 24 acres.. 479 2 926 bushels.. 19 100 74 877 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 29 acres.. 865 5 185 bushels.. 37 147 88 463 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 241 231 acres.. 8 844 8 449 tons, dry.. 17 944 16 835 @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. .