1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 407 449 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 683 86 233 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 722 129 325 Average per acre .........dollars.. 729 738 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 166 19 378 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 188 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 352 376 acres.. 29 719 34 615 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 247 285 acres.. 9 221 12 507 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 11 acres.. 192 82 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 154 4 647 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 664 10 350 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 821 1 757 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 333 2 890 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 191 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 4 $100,000 or more .................... 10 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 126 3 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 139 8 571 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 407 449 $1,000.. 575 - 206 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 412 - 459 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 126 104 Other ............................... 281 345 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 270 330 200 days or more ................... 202 251 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 305 346 number.. 11 387 13 337 Beef cows ..................farms.. 279 305 number.. 6 525 8 333 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 15 number.. 229 188 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 294 349 number.. 7 264 7 216 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 16 number.. 206 124 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 10 number.. 253 412 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 22 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 27 number.. (D) 502 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 25 acres.. 166 140 bushels.. 6 590 7 448 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 218 245 acres.. 8 863 11 191 tons, dry.. 14 198 19 584 @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. .