1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARSHALL COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 527 554 Land in farms ..................acres.. 182 009 197 599 Average size of farm .......acres.. 345 357 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 158 216 715 Average per acre .........dollars.. 796 662 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 590 29 597 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 198 241 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 428 455 acres.. 93 074 104 439 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 345 380 acres.. 52 178 60 961 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 9 acres.. 36 50 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 726 18 321 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 840 33 070 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 487 12 154 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 238 6 166 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 187 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 27 $100,000 or more .................... 31 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 419 14 289 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 361 25 793 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 527 554 $1,000.. 750 3 204 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 422 5 784 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 234 Other ............................... 335 320 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 309 324 200 days or more ................... 200 220 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 385 389 number.. 22 100 22 570 Beef cows ..................farms.. 345 327 number.. 13 242 12 801 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 27 number.. 1 130 1 450 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 360 392 number.. 10 164 10 962 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 57 number.. 456 3 298 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 37 number.. 356 3 257 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 3 number.. 77 21 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 54 number.. 678 1 208 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 91 106 acres.. 6 497 2 795 bushels.. 693 049 244 621 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 9 24 acres.. 1 008 2 117 bushels.. 57 415 143 160 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 25 acres.. 3 030 1 998 bushels.. 44 104 66 335 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 68 136 acres.. 17 128 21 098 bales.. 19 823 27 251 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 54 113 acres.. 13 184 23 471 bushels.. 349 528 419 081 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 259 215 acres.. 13 164 9 754 tons, dry.. 25 183 17 133 @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. .