1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PERRY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 226 218 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 587 35 878 Average size of farm .......acres.. 140 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 091 117 624 Average per acre .........dollars.. 930 698 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 648 19 191 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 108 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 197 186 acres.. 14 343 16 419 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 140 134 acres.. 6 309 7 880 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 4 acres.. 239 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 985 8 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 334 39 257 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 887 1 007 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 099 7 551 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 8 $100,000 or more .................... 18 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 773 7 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 968 33 495 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 226 218 $1,000.. 885 1 019 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 917 4 674 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 97 85 Other ............................... 129 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 126 133 200 days or more ................... 84 88 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 167 172 number.. 5 818 7 402 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 156 number.. 3 641 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 2 number.. 28 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 175 number.. 2 561 3 481 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 22 number.. 274 801 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 15 number.. 584 1 868 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 20 number.. 4 586 224 4 898 892 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 30 acres.. 1 177 465 bushels.. 99 994 30 150 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) 1 278 bushels.. (D) 70 420 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 10 acres.. 1 749 3 254 bushels.. 51 567 75 356 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 101 103 acres.. 2 588 3 262 tons, dry.. 5 897 5 510 @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. .