1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SIMPSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 587 576 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 540 95 132 Average size of farm .......acres.. 164 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 459 126 995 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 097 748 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 901 29 040 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 280 263 180 to 499 acres .................... 155 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 492 486 acres.. 45 375 42 240 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 365 354 acres.. 12 859 13 841 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 92 114 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 177 54 890 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 402 95 295 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 281 978 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 82 896 53 911 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 111 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 20 $100,000 or more .................... 125 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 009 44 628 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 155 77 480 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 587 576 $1,000.. 13 927 10 329 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 725 17 933 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 285 249 Other ............................... 302 327 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 291 324 200 days or more ................... 203 221 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 436 421 number.. 22 419 19 295 Beef cows ..................farms.. 389 358 number.. 12 623 11 246 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 19 number.. 328 423 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 427 424 number.. 10 727 12 134 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 39 number.. 8 013 7 093 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 32 number.. 13 477 10 551 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 3 number.. 164 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 50 number.. 1 786 532 1 863 197 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 101 69 number.. 38 481 870 18 324 010 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 61 acres.. 1 503 1 694 bushels.. 112 032 116 379 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 12 acres.. 410 2 138 bushels.. 16 174 49 374 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 318 285 acres.. 10 422 8 706 tons, dry.. 22 925 16 763 @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. .