1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCOTT COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 687 688 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 124 113 926 Average size of farm .......acres.. 160 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 132 147 892 Average per acre .........dollars.. 992 763 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 265 33 669 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 156 168 50 to 179 acres ..................... 321 310 180 to 499 acres .................... 155 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 558 589 acres.. 56 393 55 517 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 425 450 acres.. 21 324 21 627 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 11 acres.. 143 210 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 135 074 103 861 Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 614 150 961 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 064 1 839 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 133 010 102 023 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 166 188 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 28 $100,000 or more .................... 195 188 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 107 217 79 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 293 115 220 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 686 688 $1,000.. 25 819 22 822 Average per farm..........dollars.. 37 637 33 171 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 393 335 Other ............................... 294 353 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 313 365 200 days or more ................... 216 253 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 501 511 number.. 25 253 24 189 Beef cows ..................farms.. 446 434 number.. 14 566 14 505 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 19 number.. 616 568 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 483 505 number.. 12 298 12 645 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 33 number.. 652 1 462 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 20 number.. 1 106 2 203 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 11 8 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 44 number.. 947 483 644 201 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 164 170 number.. 73 923 508 54 298 043 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 40 acres.. 749 352 bushels.. 56 607 25 641 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 70 bushels.. 0 2 800 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 15 acres.. 2 036 1 617 bales.. 3 018 2 144 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 25 acres.. 3 082 6 278 bushels.. 117 969 166 650 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 390 403 acres.. 15 309 13 165 tons, dry.. 36 417 29 031 @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. .