1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 339 355 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 761 91 819 Average size of farm .......acres.. 238 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 436 149 101 Average per acre .........dollars.. 720 496 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 264 26 025 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 283 310 acres.. 45 625 50 762 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 227 263 acres.. 22 881 27 235 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 9 acres.. 363 112 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 504 8 486 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 034 23 905 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 438 1 778 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 065 6 708 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 15 $100,000 or more .................... 20 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 474 6 670 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 072 18 788 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 338 355 $1,000.. 1 532 1 143 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 532 3 220 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 118 130 Other ............................... 221 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 218 227 200 days or more ................... 166 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 234 241 number.. 14 966 13 834 Beef cows ..................farms.. 194 191 number.. 6 254 5 838 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 34 number.. 2 408 2 209 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 227 244 number.. 6 308 7 203 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 26 number.. 3 341 4 663 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 21 number.. 8 582 6 069 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 343 417 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 22 acres.. 2 026 635 bushels.. 132 605 45 667 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 7 acres.. (D) 380 bushels.. 26 576 15 049 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 395 277 bales.. 550 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 39 acres.. 5 488 11 998 bushels.. 122 925 244 889 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 187 217 acres.. 12 818 12 527 tons, dry.. 24 846 20 275 @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. .