1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 342 371 Land in farms ..................acres.. 125 713 131 086 Average size of farm .......acres.. 368 353 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 984 204 809 Average per acre .........dollars.. 609 610 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 958 25 238 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 110 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 301 325 acres.. 79 481 82 739 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 250 263 acres.. 55 257 55 758 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 12 acres.. 416 320 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 335 9 790 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 763 26 388 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 987 6 836 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 348 2 954 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 32 $100,000 or more .................... 44 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 693 8 073 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 115 21 701 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 342 372 $1,000.. 2 335 1 030 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 828 2 768 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 158 Other ............................... 190 213 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 201 211 200 days or more ................... 143 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 199 number.. 15 675 11 676 Beef cows ..................farms.. 158 174 number.. 7 950 6 128 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 116 149 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 193 number.. 7 355 5 909 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 38 number.. (D) 1 817 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 39 number.. (D) 2 680 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 28 number.. (D) 486 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 71 58 acres.. 11 978 915 bushels.. 849 097 59 367 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 36 acres.. 240 2 003 bushels.. 12 100 111 661 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 53 acres.. 1 871 6 512 bushels.. 67 180 237 087 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 31 31 acres.. 7 997 4 848 bales.. 9 799 3 726 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 67 119 acres.. 24 449 39 102 bushels.. 599 875 739 730 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 126 acres.. 9 114 5 821 tons, dry.. 16 376 (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. .