1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 522 548 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 914 103 596 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 746 133 949 Average per acre .........dollars.. 786 715 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 796 23 882 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 257 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 436 484 acres.. 45 867 51 734 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 320 364 acres.. 15 409 16 832 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 88 101 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 217 13 304 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 151 24 278 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 092 1 115 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 125 12 189 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 114 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 23 $100,000 or more .................... 39 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 767 10 630 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 374 19 434 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 522 547 $1,000.. 2 017 3 564 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 863 6 516 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 236 Other ............................... 299 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 285 293 200 days or more ................... 191 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 450 462 number.. 27 327 25 084 Beef cows ..................farms.. 378 390 number.. 11 821 10 752 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 60 number.. 4 268 4 270 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 434 467 number.. 12 419 13 972 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 13 number.. 114 556 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 10 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 28 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 29 number.. 357 913 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 1 501 022 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 32 acres.. 1 311 2 076 bushels.. 79 290 165 583 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 331 bushels.. 0 11 415 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 8 acres.. 235 1 206 bushels.. 5 450 24 492 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 289 328 acres.. 13 025 12 069 tons, dry.. 26 634 25 052 @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. .