1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NOXUBEE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 426 449 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 759 219 079 Average size of farm .......acres.. 474 488 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 292 248 163 Average per acre .........dollars.. 590 482 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 384 41 929 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 136 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 379 405 acres.. 126 041 144 964 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 309 327 acres.. 83 545 104 566 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 22 acres.. 381 1 701 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 036 22 034 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 466 49 073 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 967 11 745 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 069 10 289 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 47 $100,000 or more .................... 80 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 448 16 981 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 999 37 819 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 426 449 $1,000.. 6 073 6 009 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 256 13 384 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 219 240 Other ............................... 207 209 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 250 200 days or more ................... 133 167 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 249 270 number.. 21 307 21 650 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 180 number.. 9 304 9 755 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 47 number.. 2 187 2 151 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 245 265 number.. 9 618 11 114 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 55 number.. 17 019 15 827 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 46 number.. 30 255 21 758 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 32 number.. (D) 640 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 114 56 acres.. 21 970 4 271 bushels.. 1 959 517 341 195 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 67 acres.. 883 5 092 bushels.. 50 860 266 816 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 54 acres.. 6 145 5 128 bushels.. 274 593 173 594 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 7 acres.. 5 655 (D) bales.. 8 983 1 167 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 142 190 acres.. 42 776 80 695 bushels.. 1 219 816 1 840 206 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 178 162 acres.. 9 961 9 341 tons, dry.. 20 280 17 564 @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. .