1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 31 998 34 074 Land in farms ..................acres.. 10 188 362 10 746 190 Average size of farm .......acres.. 318 315 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 248 479 215 209 Average per acre .........dollars.. 777 697 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 616 34 900 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 122 1 387 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 796 6 240 50 to 179 acres ..................... 12 797 13 506 180 to 499 acres .................... 7 606 7 789 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 524 2 884 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 153 2 268 Total cropland .................farms.. 27 625 29 785 acres.. 6 518 288 6 747 639 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 22 245 24 305 acres.. 4 404 612 4 272 651 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 127 2 012 acres.. 882 976 636 842 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 336 737 1 862 903 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 028 54 672 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 146 450 913 913 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 190 287 948 989 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 9 860 11 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 417 5 985 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 049 5 012 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 119 4 070 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 681 1 771 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 248 1 710 $100,000 or more .................... 4 624 4 417 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 954 337 1 465 201 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 067 42 999 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 32 003 34 075 $1,000.. 319 662 332 280 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 989 9 751 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 14 463 15 111 Other ............................... 17 535 18 963 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 17 241 19 421 200 days or more ................... 12 119 13 518 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 21 070 22 482 number.. 1 152 331 1 147 219 Beef cows ..................farms.. 18 855 19 008 number.. 588 920 579 312 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 216 1 643 number.. 64 510 71 834 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 20 282 22 087 number.. 580 526 638 685 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 270 2 237 number.. 160 917 179 063 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 934 1 622 number.. 278 764 284 630 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 237 218 number.. 6 447 5 395 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 453 2 550 number.. 6 841 469 7 027 574 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 211 1 129 number.. 388 128 497 276 652 292 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 377 4 020 acres.. 269 080 120 361 bushels.. 23 869 788 9 369 093 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 662 1 414 acres.. 105 151 111 250 bushels.. 7 172 060 6 758 881 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 064 1 991 acres.. 180 840 283 477 bushels.. 6 749 633 9 674 702 Rice..........................farms.. 748 803 acres.. 270 497 195 505 cwt.. 15 630 876 10 466 632 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 344 4 225 acres.. 1 332 855 1 028 249 bales.. 2 075 048 1 654 648 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 644 6 475 acres.. 1 652 840 2 006 263 bushels.. 53 569 740 41 329 519 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 15 121 15 501 acres.. 639 152 585 346 tons, dry.. 1 317 502 1 092 059 @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. .