1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PONTOTOC COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 549 604 Land in farms ..................acres.. 124 202 122 181 Average size of farm .......acres.. 226 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 099 104 033 Average per acre .........dollars.. 724 528 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 732 26 368 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 247 282 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 498 545 acres.. 81 967 82 969 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 414 475 acres.. 50 363 57 470 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 83 121 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 401 12 283 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 588 20 337 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 873 7 619 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 528 4 665 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 215 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 34 $100,000 or more .................... 27 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 269 8 792 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 704 14 556 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 549 604 $1,000.. 1 168 1 591 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 128 2 634 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 211 242 Other ............................... 338 362 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 327 376 200 days or more ................... 232 262 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 321 334 number.. 13 129 12 807 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 278 number.. 6 775 6 032 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 28 number.. 670 1 100 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 303 321 number.. 6 061 6 263 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 39 number.. 709 1 808 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 27 number.. 1 880 2 360 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 207 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 29 number.. (D) 524 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 749 139 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 86 118 acres.. 3 877 2 866 bushels.. 367 361 219 102 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 36 acres.. 196 1 816 bushels.. 11 220 104 668 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 29 acres.. 931 2 026 bushels.. 24 887 54 984 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 56 126 acres.. 8 657 10 302 bales.. 10 651 11 582 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 181 235 acres.. 28 523 34 931 bushels.. 764 473 595 511 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 257 240 acres.. 8 549 5 982 tons, dry.. 14 937 9 613 @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. .