1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NESHOBA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 700 721 Land in farms ..................acres.. 137 267 132 386 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 214 107 871 Average per acre .........dollars.. 795 556 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 508 24 708 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 340 379 180 to 499 acres .................... 169 172 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 622 646 acres.. 56 340 52 146 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 501 546 acres.. 20 422 19 515 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 13 acres.. 146 462 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 322 26 408 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 032 36 627 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 561 468 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 761 25 940 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 205 266 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 156 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 126 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 17 $100,000 or more .................... 82 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 672 20 326 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 171 28 191 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 699 721 $1,000.. 4 959 4 731 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 094 6 562 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 275 275 Other ............................... 425 446 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 418 444 200 days or more ................... 316 322 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 571 587 number.. 30 252 26 626 Beef cows ..................farms.. 520 531 number.. 15 682 13 748 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 36 number.. 1 601 2 079 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 552 584 number.. 12 617 13 161 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 18 number.. 857 298 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 10 number.. 822 535 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 44 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 43 number.. (D) 80 961 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 65 53 number.. 21 167 828 13 088 255 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 40 acres.. 192 599 bushels.. 9 854 22 747 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 36 bushels.. (D) 1 600 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 10 acres.. (D) 757 bushels.. (D) 12 863 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 480 526 acres.. 19 094 17 827 tons, dry.. 38 588 32 343 @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. .