1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEWTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 578 599 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 474 105 232 Average size of farm .......acres.. 167 176 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 246 126 132 Average per acre .........dollars.. 708 693 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 729 25 712 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 296 316 180 to 499 acres .................... 147 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 487 526 acres.. 47 199 49 645 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 370 416 acres.. 16 841 22 289 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 45 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 094 34 770 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 716 58 047 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 192 1 632 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 902 33 139 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 182 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 112 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 26 $100,000 or more .................... 87 100 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 101 25 525 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 435 42 613 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 577 599 $1,000.. 5 058 6 738 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 766 11 249 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 290 275 Other ............................... 288 324 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 291 338 200 days or more ................... 209 247 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 434 461 number.. 23 400 22 649 Beef cows ..................farms.. 382 394 number.. 10 758 10 542 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 59 number.. 2 049 3 733 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 422 460 number.. 10 805 11 999 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 16 number.. 1 541 2 883 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 15 number.. 4 466 7 612 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 36 number.. 343 790 301 634 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 59 58 number.. 17 366 255 16 216 003 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 32 acres.. 271 207 bushels.. 16 446 15 192 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 2 acres.. 306 (D) bushels.. 3 432 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 275 275 bushels.. 15 400 9 210 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 12 acres.. 2 140 7 038 bushels.. 74 850 181 510 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 349 385 acres.. 13 084 13 247 tons, dry.. 32 416 26 889 @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. .