1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 370 447 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 816 113 563 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 254 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 842 132 083 Average per acre .........dollars.. 536 491 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 430 21 294 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 188 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 308 395 acres.. 38 124 46 558 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 258 330 acres.. 17 805 23 693 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 8 acres.. 151 99 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 479 6 961 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 105 15 573 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 702 4 019 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 777 2 942 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 11 $100,000 or more .................... 8 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 262 5 630 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 519 12 595 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 370 447 $1,000.. 296 1 259 Average per farm..........dollars.. 799 2 816 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 151 Other ............................... 237 296 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 217 300 200 days or more ................... 159 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 272 308 number.. 11 591 11 171 Beef cows ..................farms.. 257 275 number.. 6 962 7 015 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 19 106 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 264 307 number.. 5 020 8 586 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 27 number.. 211 267 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 18 number.. 479 309 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 21 number.. 174 304 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 82 acres.. 1 301 2 055 bushels.. 94 496 150 671 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 11 acres.. 98 913 bushels.. 5 962 45 523 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 389 bushels.. (D) 8 504 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 36 64 acres.. 4 779 7 513 bales.. 5 728 9 316 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 56 acres.. 1 903 5 414 bushels.. 55 873 85 982 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 202 219 acres.. 9 682 7 581 tons, dry.. 16 521 10 447 @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. .