1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SMITH COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 661 662 Land in farms ..................acres.. 95 121 87 046 Average size of farm .......acres.. 144 131 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 642 109 733 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 321 781 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 117 26 988 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 147 50 to 179 acres ..................... 339 353 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 557 557 acres.. 45 442 40 189 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 410 404 acres.. 12 790 12 567 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 5 acres.. 205 74 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 535 54 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 454 81 980 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 088 891 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 88 447 53 380 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 164 186 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 20 $100,000 or more .................... 209 156 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 040 42 293 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 500 63 886 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 661 662 $1,000.. 14 328 11 905 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 676 17 983 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 314 Other ............................... 322 348 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 351 370 200 days or more ................... 239 260 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 479 501 number.. 20 863 19 079 Beef cows ..................farms.. 443 445 number.. 12 487 11 299 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 24 number.. 389 188 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 471 495 number.. 9 658 12 117 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 32 number.. 973 1 002 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 24 number.. 2 461 2 234 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 8 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 43 number.. 311 643 316 662 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 206 163 number.. 63 212 670 37 671 966 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 38 acres.. 350 328 bushels.. 20 462 14 031 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 10 acres.. (D) 757 bushels.. (D) 18 806 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 10 acres.. (D) 963 bushels.. (D) 17 075 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 380 361 acres.. 10 928 9 520 tons, dry.. 26 823 19 239 @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. .