1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KEMPER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 375 430 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 352 107 807 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 683 122 972 Average per acre .........dollars.. 562 517 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 518 20 688 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 155 183 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 314 361 acres.. 34 806 43 039 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 265 294 acres.. 11 301 16 194 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 9 acres.. 133 99 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 420 4 292 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 788 9 982 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 672 1 021 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 749 3 271 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 167 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 10 $100,000 or more .................... 6 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 397 3 489 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 035 8 096 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 376 431 $1,000.. 394 424 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 049 984 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 181 Other ............................... 223 249 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 202 240 200 days or more ................... 143 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 314 368 number.. 15 493 16 586 Beef cows ..................farms.. 295 317 number.. 9 483 9 983 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 20 number.. 200 275 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 306 371 number.. 7 707 9 109 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 29 number.. 647 578 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 19 number.. 1 327 668 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 44 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 47 acres.. 807 685 bushels.. 40 989 42 529 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 126 743 bushels.. 3 660 27 700 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 13 acres.. 493 5 209 bushels.. 16 335 102 285 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 238 271 acres.. 9 562 9 380 tons, dry.. 17 780 17 729 @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. .