1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 QUITMAN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 219 256 Land in farms ..................acres.. 186 297 199 767 Average size of farm .......acres.. 851 780 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 707 826 466 938 Average per acre .........dollars.. 840 636 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 160 79 625 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 214 249 acres.. 175 010 183 188 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 212 241 acres.. 153 844 145 048 Irrigated land .................farms.. 86 85 acres.. 36 587 33 786 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 258 33 285 Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 391 130 018 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 648 32 669 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 610 616 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 43 $100,000 or more .................... 90 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 618 26 381 Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 210 102 649 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 218 257 $1,000.. 7 415 5 363 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 013 20 868 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 158 200 Other ............................... 61 56 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 77 93 200 days or more ................... 48 54 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 7 17 number.. 643 946 Beef cows ..................farms.. 7 13 number.. 402 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 7 15 number.. 333 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 111 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 160 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 7 number.. 0 74 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 8 acres.. 444 749 bushels.. 19 595 69 754 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 61 88 acres.. 8 523 9 683 bushels.. 582 908 680 230 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 52 106 acres.. 6 041 12 844 bushels.. 231 691 372 568 Rice..........................farms.. 54 50 acres.. 18 007 12 728 cwt.. 971 883 627 071 Cotton .......................farms.. 107 152 acres.. 40 127 36 154 bales.. 64 116 60 258 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 183 216 acres.. 82 099 78 932 bushels.. 2 374 212 1 185 279 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 5 5 acres.. 1 040 (D) tons, dry.. 660 (D) @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. .