1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 534 567 Land in farms ..................acres.. 140 209 131 306 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 566 163 845 Average per acre .........dollars.. 760 622 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 355 30 532 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 127 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 225 226 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 112 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 463 492 acres.. 101 294 94 281 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 414 433 acres.. 72 368 67 661 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 162 59 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 054 16 010 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 554 28 235 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 642 6 894 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 412 9 115 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 25 $100,000 or more .................... 51 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 939 13 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 848 24 589 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 534 568 $1,000.. 3 810 1 571 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 134 2 765 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 225 188 Other ............................... 309 379 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 302 359 200 days or more ................... 230 261 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 352 381 number.. 18 511 17 870 Beef cows ..................farms.. 309 334 number.. 8 009 7 627 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 34 number.. 1 646 1 566 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 349 366 number.. 10 159 9 200 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 24 number.. 1 189 1 058 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 16 number.. 2 454 2 811 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 45 number.. (D) 42 854 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 3 number.. 1 266 648 895 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 95 91 acres.. 9 100 4 096 bushels.. 770 271 365 188 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 14 acres.. 724 561 bushels.. 33 731 26 330 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 39 acres.. 1 703 2 956 bushels.. 37 798 84 910 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 26 27 acres.. 6 204 3 454 bales.. 7 888 2 631 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 170 206 acres.. 43 013 47 588 bushels.. 1 259 775 901 379 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 288 283 acres.. 11 738 9 347 tons, dry.. 23 828 19 470 @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. .