1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 261 281 Land in farms ..................acres.. 262 371 277 137 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 005 986 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 866 348 774 808 Average per acre .........dollars.. 906 825 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 450 118 068 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 244 270 acres.. 228 459 239 635 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 233 263 acres.. 199 045 173 487 Irrigated land .................farms.. 130 112 acres.. 78 436 50 540 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 90 900 70 861 Average per farm .........dollars.. 348 275 252 173 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 557 57 084 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 343 13 776 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 26 $100,000 or more .................... 153 159 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 118 53 478 Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 303 190 312 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 261 281 $1,000.. 9 942 14 835 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 090 52 795 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 197 215 Other ............................... 64 66 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 99 106 200 days or more ................... 53 70 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 19 23 number.. 1 460 1 896 Beef cows ..................farms.. 15 21 number.. 657 1 076 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 17 20 number.. 669 526 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 11 number.. (D) 466 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 61 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 9 acres.. 14 145 560 bushels.. 1 512 547 42 468 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 25 52 acres.. 4 787 4 748 bushels.. 379 295 286 890 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 30 acres.. 2 031 2 469 bushels.. 70 676 84 381 Rice..........................farms.. 44 47 acres.. 12 142 13 508 cwt.. 692 462 786 832 Cotton .......................farms.. 172 182 acres.. 94 763 75 892 bales.. 153 088 132 155 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 189 218 acres.. 71 319 76 014 bushels.. 2 337 417 1 593 329 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 10 17 acres.. 477 990 tons, dry.. 1 016 (D) @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. .