1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEAKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 600 659 Land in farms ..................acres.. 95 736 96 008 Average size of farm .......acres.. 160 146 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 207 103 009 Average per acre .........dollars.. 923 757 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 389 26 961 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 290 317 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 486 535 acres.. 45 686 46 148 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 382 427 acres.. 16 372 19 880 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 4 acres.. 80 73 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 226 50 236 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 043 76 230 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 656 2 049 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 569 48 187 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 197 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 112 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 20 $100,000 or more .................... 127 141 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 753 36 705 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 137 55 699 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 601 659 $1,000.. 6 338 10 041 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 546 15 237 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 269 298 Other ............................... 331 361 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 306 364 200 days or more ................... 217 246 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 460 479 number.. 21 813 18 567 Beef cows ..................farms.. 418 402 number.. 11 790 9 964 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 24 number.. 1 208 1 344 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 452 474 number.. 9 931 10 147 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 33 number.. 728 877 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 16 number.. 2 510 2 857 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 48 number.. (D) 403 734 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 109 130 number.. 29 561 970 30 681 585 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 56 acres.. 556 789 bushels.. 45 517 47 486 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 3 acres.. 110 (D) bushels.. (D) 4 200 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 157 514 bushels.. 5 670 9 605 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 38 acres.. 2 326 3 586 bales.. 3 376 4 298 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 30 acres.. 1 452 3 942 bushels.. 36 650 55 424 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 345 357 acres.. 11 589 9 932 tons, dry.. 27 871 20 871 @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. .