1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHARKEY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 125 127 Land in farms ..................acres.. 181 946 177 963 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 456 1 401 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 180 497 1 019 315 Average per acre .........dollars.. 827 739 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 065 180 421 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 13 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 116 119 acres.. 167 339 165 808 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 116 117 acres.. 149 146 133 558 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 32 acres.. 21 403 10 857 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 607 41 934 Average per farm .........dollars.. 476 855 330 187 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 969 37 577 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 638 4 357 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 6 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 3 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 13 $100,000 or more .................... 80 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 772 33 250 Average per farm .........dollars.. 387 078 261 815 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 126 127 $1,000.. 10 730 8 289 Average per farm..........dollars.. 85 162 65 271 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 106 102 Other ............................... 19 25 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 35 43 200 days or more ................... 19 26 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 4 4 number.. 134 (D) Beef cows ..................farms.. 3 3 number.. 75 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 4 3 number.. 62 96 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 511 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 3 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.. 14 3 acres.. 4 555 (D) bushels.. 437 660 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 26 26 acres.. 7 610 4 073 bushels.. 592 559 260 548 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 47 acres.. 6 591 7 465 bushels.. 275 240 244 027 Rice..........................farms.. 31 25 acres.. 12 107 6 487 cwt.. 692 276 348 753 Cotton .......................farms.. 84 74 acres.. 53 475 (D) bales.. 101 591 71 582 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 104 108 acres.. 67 192 83 095 bushels.. 2 366 223 1 919 151 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, dry.. (D) 0 @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. .