1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 493 574 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 816 96 396 Average size of farm .......acres.. 182 168 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 106 140 307 Average per acre .........dollars.. 666 882 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 934 21 555 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 139 50 to 179 acres ..................... 237 251 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 434 517 acres.. 43 025 48 444 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 328 412 acres.. 14 294 15 884 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 18 acres.. 128 87 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 605 9 911 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 483 17 266 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 852 731 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 753 9 180 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 244 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 114 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 9 $100,000 or more .................... 24 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 351 7 801 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 973 13 591 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 492 574 $1,000.. 784 2 443 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 594 4 256 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 232 240 Other ............................... 261 334 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 248 333 200 days or more ................... 162 206 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 390 475 number.. 19 878 20 383 Beef cows ..................farms.. 325 376 number.. 8 498 8 978 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 49 number.. 2 804 2 890 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 381 458 number.. 9 499 11 656 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 39 number.. 109 881 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 20 number.. (D) 2 860 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 133 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 57 number.. (D) 70 958 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 77 acres.. 1 996 1 166 bushels.. 114 661 58 538 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 17 acres.. (D) 792 bushels.. (D) 23 192 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 950 bushels.. 0 18 550 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 263 331 acres.. 10 753 11 888 tons, dry.. 24 661 22 738 @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. .