1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUNFLOWER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 375 442 Land in farms ..................acres.. 361 003 347 487 Average size of farm .......acres.. 963 786 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 706 392 542 961 Average per acre .........dollars.. 767 746 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 700 112 480 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 75 83 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 97 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 119 106 Total cropland .................farms.. 321 404 acres.. 322 698 306 832 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 314 387 acres.. 267 837 211 493 Irrigated land .................farms.. 202 234 acres.. 139 004 90 260 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 129 348 86 801 Average per farm .........dollars.. 344 929 196 382 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 87 065 58 859 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 284 27 941 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 75 $100,000 or more .................... 230 208 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 113 527 68 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 302 739 155 460 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 375 441 $1,000.. 13 052 12 723 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 805 28 851 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 280 321 Other ............................... 95 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 146 168 200 days or more ................... 84 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 18 32 number.. 1 248 2 920 Beef cows ..................farms.. 17 28 number.. 602 1 744 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 24 32 number.. 566 2 317 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 105 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 4 acres.. 2 172 237 bushels.. 139 624 20 450 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 38 acres.. 2 216 2 650 bushels.. 154 536 173 487 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 68 65 acres.. 8 694 9 465 bushels.. 254 631 277 683 Rice..........................farms.. 124 144 acres.. 42 838 28 604 cwt.. 2 376 267 1 620 174 Cotton .......................farms.. 196 290 acres.. 107 920 84 180 bales.. 161 836 118 834 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 251 302 acres.. 106 459 89 392 bushels.. 3 702 608 1 514 561 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 20 acres.. 862 1 919 tons, dry.. 1 204 4 098 @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. .