1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PANOLA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 577 643 Land in farms ..................acres.. 218 154 237 903 Average size of farm .......acres.. 378 370 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 759 190 886 Average per acre .........dollars.. 611 510 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 139 35 109 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 214 217 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 483 560 acres.. 147 039 151 139 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 408 475 acres.. 98 261 95 412 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 17 acres.. 11 680 4 198 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 584 24 194 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 738 37 626 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 943 19 998 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 641 4 196 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 157 180 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 34 $100,000 or more .................... 65 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 228 18 789 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 722 29 220 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 577 643 $1,000.. 4 972 5 351 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 618 8 322 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 242 303 Other ............................... 335 340 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 326 339 200 days or more ................... 233 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 404 419 number.. 21 811 20 295 Beef cows ..................farms.. 374 367 number.. 13 000 11 742 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 16 number.. 167 204 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 391 425 number.. 10 237 12 148 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 33 number.. 3 031 706 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 18 number.. 4 194 1 028 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 29 number.. 512 447 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 59 acres.. 4 763 1 926 bushels.. 527 786 191 852 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 51 acres.. 1 898 3 309 bushels.. 109 937 176 916 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 43 acres.. 2 855 8 373 bushels.. 126 203 247 469 Rice..........................farms.. 9 9 acres.. 1 511 1 681 cwt.. 85 232 56 414 Cotton .......................farms.. 105 158 acres.. 41 809 29 900 bales.. 61 431 44 572 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 123 163 acres.. 35 070 44 131 bushels.. 940 415 709 519 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 272 298 acres.. 11 757 11 497 tons, dry.. 20 591 18 725 @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. .