1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 454 502 Land in farms ..................acres.. 198 955 216 946 Average size of farm .......acres.. 438 432 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 485 675 374 153 Average per acre .........dollars.. 943 907 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 913 44 774 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 170 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 385 413 acres.. 117 023 118 506 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 308 345 acres.. 67 977 61 209 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 17 acres.. 1 618 1 167 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 995 23 300 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 259 46 414 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 748 17 429 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 247 5 871 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 167 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 35 $100,000 or more .................... 66 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 324 19 332 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 262 38 510 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 455 502 $1,000.. 2 399 1 768 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 273 3 522 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 189 206 Other ............................... 265 296 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 245 305 200 days or more ................... 192 224 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 288 330 number.. 22 993 22 859 Beef cows ..................farms.. 262 276 number.. 12 373 12 441 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 24 number.. 98 267 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 274 318 number.. 12 135 13 862 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 50 number.. 1 226 1 017 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 36 number.. 1 353 1 619 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 33 number.. 196 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 46 acres.. 4 032 2 976 bushels.. 301 267 238 080 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 10 acres.. 690 835 bushels.. 58 914 69 355 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 25 acres.. 1 643 3 699 bushels.. 51 136 127 385 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 82 102 acres.. 44 287 33 630 bales.. 61 435 43 080 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 38 52 acres.. 7 743 11 734 bushels.. 221 478 204 127 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 189 230 acres.. 9 519 9 200 tons, dry.. 18 507 16 502 @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. .