1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAMAR COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 362 336 Land in farms ..................acres.. 53 401 57 612 Average size of farm .......acres.. 148 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 525 142 953 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 081 888 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 103 26 591 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 139 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 317 304 acres.. 26 091 26 969 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 240 218 acres.. 9 262 13 720 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 6 acres.. 146 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 389 13 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 985 38 814 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 868 2 168 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 520 10 874 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 18 $100,000 or more .................... 30 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 908 10 510 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 896 31 188 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 362 337 $1,000.. 1 235 1 993 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 411 5 913 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 116 Other ............................... 231 220 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 229 219 200 days or more ................... 152 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 255 236 number.. 12 197 10 538 Beef cows ..................farms.. 223 188 number.. 5 351 4 653 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 25 number.. 405 592 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 240 number.. 9 686 9 117 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 26 number.. 105 676 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 19 number.. 778 813 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 41 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 18 number.. 5 661 467 5 443 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 41 acres.. 884 490 bushels.. 57 095 31 582 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 19 acres.. 978 3 037 bushels.. 37 440 93 506 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 16 acres.. 643 2 361 bushels.. 22 889 60 284 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 165 150 acres.. 5 261 5 455 tons, dry.. 12 686 12 585 @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. .