1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TATE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 544 560 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 245 162 925 Average size of farm .......acres.. 260 291 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 562 169 907 Average per acre .........dollars.. 773 624 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 256 34 133 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 446 485 acres.. 83 894 98 910 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 347 394 acres.. 49 574 60 932 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 9 acres.. 487 852 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 692 20 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 036 36 782 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 008 10 412 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 683 10 186 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 165 182 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 20 $100,000 or more .................... 54 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 362 15 284 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 077 27 293 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 544 560 $1,000.. 3 572 4 113 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 567 7 344 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 235 Other ............................... 321 325 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 314 319 200 days or more ................... 226 249 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 430 430 number.. 28 837 25 629 Beef cows ..................farms.. 376 364 number.. 13 217 12 045 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 49 number.. 3 417 3 716 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 420 420 number.. 11 807 12 051 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 28 number.. 1 557 1 386 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 24 number.. 4 817 2 098 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) 23 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 28 number.. 697 2 202 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 74 acres.. 2 417 1 592 bushels.. 287 934 119 169 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 28 acres.. 808 979 bushels.. 47 417 54 764 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 38 acres.. 1 969 5 875 bushels.. 95 886 183 311 Rice..........................farms.. 5 5 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 67 116 acres.. 14 059 14 866 bales.. 19 502 19 913 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 88 127 acres.. 13 103 24 348 bushels.. 410 631 484 404 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 265 266 acres.. 14 790 10 600 tons, dry.. 35 132 20 583 @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. .