1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 512 542 Land in farms ..................acres.. 175 231 185 982 Average size of farm .......acres.. 342 343 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 050 214 611 Average per acre .........dollars.. 616 606 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 278 32 834 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 216 216 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 464 498 acres.. 116 303 123 358 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 411 440 acres.. 80 037 90 025 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 19 acres.. 556 864 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 424 16 094 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 891 29 694 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 279 10 295 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 145 5 800 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 158 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 41 $100,000 or more .................... 49 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 074 14 343 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 455 26 561 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 511 540 $1,000.. 5 179 1 773 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 134 3 283 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 230 236 Other ............................... 282 306 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 289 339 200 days or more ................... 194 235 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 292 332 number.. 19 515 20 196 Beef cows ..................farms.. 259 285 number.. 9 937 10 625 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 21 number.. 739 831 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 281 324 number.. 8 817 9 998 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 34 number.. 6 498 6 465 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 25 number.. 11 413 10 704 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 23 number.. 216 2 057 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 108 91 acres.. 10 107 4 509 bushels.. 781 510 310 849 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 53 acres.. (D) 2 803 bushels.. (D) 122 685 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 84 acres.. 3 742 7 366 bushels.. 114 951 227 292 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 54 57 acres.. 13 426 9 917 bales.. 18 562 10 212 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 150 205 acres.. 41 506 57 864 bushels.. 1 190 025 1 055 129 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 242 acres.. 11 033 9 954 tons, dry.. 23 436 19 632 @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. .