1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TIPPAH COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 551 532 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 314 99 940 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 828 103 573 Average per acre .........dollars.. 733 553 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 291 19 897 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 127 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 506 485 acres.. 53 134 49 640 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 428 425 acres.. 29 113 28 178 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) 102 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 957 7 944 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 072 14 932 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 566 4 136 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 392 3 808 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 216 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 119 116 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 10 $100,000 or more .................... 19 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 890 5 730 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 294 10 771 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 552 532 $1,000.. 1 410 1 883 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 555 3 540 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 197 198 Other ............................... 354 334 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 328 323 200 days or more ................... 246 242 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 394 372 number.. 14 246 11 233 Beef cows ..................farms.. 340 299 number.. 6 792 5 284 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 52 number.. 945 1 395 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 364 361 number.. 5 978 5 277 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 50 number.. 1 469 1 562 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 36 number.. 2 678 2 313 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 68 106 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 52 number.. 1 865 1 617 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 171 209 acres.. 5 507 3 121 bushels.. 491 271 231 156 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 14 acres.. 219 417 bushels.. 14 466 31 109 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 6 acres.. 547 139 bushels.. 16 446 4 700 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 37 76 acres.. 4 269 4 070 bales.. 4 842 4 813 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 90 141 acres.. 9 270 13 914 bushels.. 268 350 314 689 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 320 296 acres.. 8 856 5 972 tons, dry.. 16 176 9 988 @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. .