1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 386 404 Land in farms ..................acres.. 273 117 296 270 Average size of farm .......acres.. 708 733 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 508 615 479 953 Average per acre .........dollars.. 737 690 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 289 83 249 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 360 385 acres.. 228 030 251 441 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 327 346 acres.. 187 000 195 347 Irrigated land .................farms.. 94 93 acres.. 73 027 47 958 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 889 53 171 Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 333 131 611 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 738 49 584 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 151 3 587 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 45 $100,000 or more .................... 121 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 005 44 386 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 381 109 866 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 387 404 $1,000.. 8 460 8 564 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 860 21 199 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 210 250 Other ............................... 176 154 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 202 181 200 days or more ................... 135 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 140 144 number.. 7 895 7 211 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 135 number.. 4 842 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 2 number.. 19 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 139 154 number.. 3 951 3 771 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 20 number.. (D) 3 586 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. (D) 3 983 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 12 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.. 15 16 acres.. 896 (D) bushels.. 105 192 61 803 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 45 acres.. 4 352 4 659 bushels.. 213 972 318 052 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 43 acres.. 2 286 4 779 bushels.. 74 992 146 067 Rice..........................farms.. 42 39 acres.. 12 246 8 292 cwt.. 762 352 465 970 Cotton .......................farms.. 158 197 acres.. 72 172 70 304 bales.. 119 559 114 726 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 199 233 acres.. 87 848 105 905 bushels.. 2 875 255 1 731 454 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 111 98 acres.. 5 922 3 917 tons, dry.. 11 557 6 546 @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. .