1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 290 307 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 272 97 454 Average size of farm .......acres.. 277 317 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 422 173 743 Average per acre .........dollars.. 552 512 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 611 43 865 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 104 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 235 271 acres.. 40 763 46 122 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 201 229 acres.. 21 018 24 601 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 126 422 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 045 8 201 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 742 26 713 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 382 5 270 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 663 2 931 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 24 $100,000 or more .................... 27 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 715 6 539 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 776 21 299 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 289 307 $1,000.. 1 775 1 292 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 143 4 208 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 126 137 Other ............................... 164 170 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 179 200 days or more ................... 101 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 210 227 number.. 12 844 11 944 Beef cows ..................farms.. 201 202 number.. 7 702 6 885 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 102 187 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 191 213 number.. 5 525 5 757 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 32 number.. 326 1 405 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 19 number.. (D) 2 641 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 21 number.. 109 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 79 acres.. 1 976 1 202 bushels.. 183 971 102 902 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 12 acres.. 200 739 bushels.. 10 000 38 630 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 110 97 bushels.. 5 400 2 640 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 61 78 acres.. 10 946 10 130 bales.. 16 506 13 881 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 53 acres.. 1 787 6 017 bushels.. 47 378 82 057 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 144 acres.. 6 321 5 835 tons, dry.. 11 981 11 859 @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. .