1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TISHOMINGO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 269 298 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 676 43 216 Average size of farm .......acres.. 151 145 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 142 91 463 Average per acre .........dollars.. 851 593 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 101 20 067 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 151 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 244 273 acres.. 19 743 22 961 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 206 245 acres.. 11 071 12 626 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) 91 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 926 2 674 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 160 8 972 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 970 1 073 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 956 1 600 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 138 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 4 $100,000 or more .................... 2 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 686 2 182 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 292 7 321 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 268 298 $1,000.. - 114 38 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 424 126 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 83 110 Other ............................... 186 188 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 155 196 200 days or more ................... 108 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 174 176 number.. 4 982 5 137 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 159 number.. (D) 3 059 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 14 number.. (D) 196 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 156 175 number.. 1 937 2 443 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 29 number.. 814 2 612 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 24 number.. 1 777 4 407 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 30 number.. 514 1 120 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 69 109 acres.. 1 953 2 505 bushels.. 134 655 176 786 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 7 acres.. 0 270 bushels.. 0 15 769 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 9 acres.. 1 140 745 bushels.. 38 886 23 700 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 12 acres.. 900 (D) bales.. 706 407 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 31 67 acres.. 3 625 6 174 bushels.. 82 055 108 518 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 145 156 acres.. 4 002 3 252 tons, dry.. 7 549 4 244 @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. .