1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 554 584 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 180 123 870 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 956 246 161 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 085 1 140 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 838 21 651 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 184 183 50 to 179 acres ..................... 220 231 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 490 520 acres.. 47 661 60 900 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 296 349 acres.. 18 083 31 911 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 33 acres.. 285 340 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 961 13 800 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 980 23 630 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 728 2 897 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 233 10 903 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 236 269 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 17 $100,000 or more .................... 25 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 456 12 863 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 068 22 026 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 554 584 $1,000.. 648 777 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 170 1 331 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 200 233 Other ............................... 354 351 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 346 385 200 days or more ................... 239 256 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 400 415 number.. 22 819 35 158 Beef cows ..................farms.. 353 357 number.. 10 423 12 478 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 23 number.. 625 1 204 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 366 400 number.. 13 272 24 494 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 32 number.. 445 493 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 20 number.. 494 545 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 20 number.. 277 360 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 87 number.. 917 1 961 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 28 acres.. 442 397 bushels.. 20 122 24 225 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 50 bushels.. (D) 1 917 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 24 acres.. 1 629 6 439 bushels.. 53 840 135 183 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 21 acres.. 2 795 14 944 bushels.. 49 429 280 570 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 202 242 acres.. 11 079 10 284 tons, dry.. 26 998 16 847 @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. .