1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIKE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 459 483 Land in farms ..................acres.. 80 342 87 139 Average size of farm .......acres.. 175 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 590 162 414 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 089 894 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 835 20 314 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 226 235 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 401 436 acres.. 47 964 50 819 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 302 361 acres.. 17 740 23 318 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 17 acres.. 41 226 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 222 15 246 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 522 31 565 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 605 1 056 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 617 14 190 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 166 180 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 33 $100,000 or more .................... 53 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 692 10 379 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 895 21 489 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 458 483 $1,000.. 2 644 3 203 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 772 6 631 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 237 211 Other ............................... 222 272 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 267 200 days or more ................... 147 168 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 390 409 number.. 25 550 26 123 Beef cows ..................farms.. 315 310 number.. 8 479 7 744 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 92 number.. 6 763 7 479 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 383 411 number.. 9 333 10 874 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 30 number.. 406 1 014 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 26 number.. 564 1 598 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 44 43 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 43 number.. 604 1 001 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 48 acres.. 1 906 1 788 bushels.. 117 752 116 040 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 18 acres.. (D) 1 811 bushels.. (D) 64 325 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 15 acres.. 364 3 239 bushels.. 14 616 73 342 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 275 309 acres.. 14 553 16 364 tons, dry.. 30 351 30 428 @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. .