1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 538 551 Land in farms ..................acres.. 118 651 130 631 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 590 175 913 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 013 825 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 013 27 919 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 223 241 180 to 499 acres .................... 145 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 448 450 acres.. 58 998 64 892 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 351 350 acres.. 22 900 29 060 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 9 acres.. 29 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 000 32 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 349 59 797 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 174 4 850 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 826 28 098 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 179 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 31 $100,000 or more .................... 84 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 040 25 430 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 526 46 152 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 537 551 $1,000.. 5 769 7 125 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 743 12 930 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 236 227 Other ............................... 302 324 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 312 336 200 days or more ................... 222 241 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 393 407 number.. 24 607 24 355 Beef cows ..................farms.. 357 343 number.. 13 519 12 915 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 13 number.. 585 824 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 385 398 number.. 11 125 13 145 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 32 number.. 7 501 11 824 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 24 number.. 12 124 18 405 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 131 133 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 34 number.. 204 629 341 645 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 44 45 number.. 17 554 489 11 326 328 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 31 acres.. 1 799 724 bushels.. 133 620 59 627 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 13 acres.. 305 1 393 bushels.. 13 995 35 492 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 20 34 acres.. 5 139 6 992 bales.. 8 402 9 529 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 47 acres.. 3 853 7 541 bushels.. 111 291 172 465 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 304 287 acres.. 11 016 12 434 tons, dry.. 25 906 26 529 @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. .