1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PRENTISS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 374 405 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 096 87 159 Average size of farm .......acres.. 230 215 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 896 131 012 Average per acre .........dollars.. 684 627 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 174 26 365 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 182 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 341 365 acres.. 54 098 54 963 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 323 acres.. 38 187 40 558 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 24 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 209 8 790 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 949 21 704 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 652 4 587 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 557 4 203 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 25 $100,000 or more .................... 22 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 588 6 959 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 614 17 226 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 374 404 $1,000.. 1 163 1 143 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 109 2 830 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 162 177 Other ............................... 212 228 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 204 237 200 days or more ................... 161 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 214 241 number.. 7 366 7 570 Beef cows ..................farms.. 191 205 number.. 3 596 3 817 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 29 number.. 728 1 067 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 197 226 number.. 3 551 5 020 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 31 number.. 791 3 880 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 26 number.. 826 5 312 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 69 74 acres.. 4 103 3 682 bushels.. 370 325 296 939 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 26 acres.. 631 1 593 bushels.. 29 998 94 808 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 19 acres.. 2 753 1 643 bushels.. 95 575 52 786 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 32 47 acres.. 5 556 5 891 bales.. 5 501 5 603 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 115 162 acres.. 21 824 24 607 bushels.. 535 535 350 808 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 159 171 acres.. 4 683 3 595 tons, dry.. 9 744 6 146 @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. .