1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAWRENCE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 295 303 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 833 61 206 Average size of farm .......acres.. 213 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 527 136 528 Average per acre .........dollars.. 546 660 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 870 24 735 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 144 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 269 272 acres.. 28 837 30 616 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 215 213 acres.. 13 333 13 283 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 34 32 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 929 4 985 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 489 16 451 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 323 1 132 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 607 3 852 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 8 $100,000 or more .................... 17 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 219 4 278 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 009 14 117 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 296 303 $1,000.. 1 428 733 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 823 2 419 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 120 113 Other ............................... 175 190 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 156 179 200 days or more ................... 105 111 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 249 259 number.. 11 220 10 385 Beef cows ..................farms.. 230 228 number.. 6 674 6 121 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 14 number.. 447 320 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 232 250 number.. 4 324 5 210 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 11 number.. (D) 667 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 754 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 1 665 600 989 600 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 36 acres.. 3 111 2 672 bushels.. 225 279 124 788 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 222 1 310 bushels.. 10 040 48 470 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 14 acres.. 3 721 4 852 bushels.. 98 584 89 905 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 186 183 acres.. 5 957 4 714 tons, dry.. 12 836 11 853 @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. .