1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TUNICA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 121 162 Land in farms ..................acres.. 230 524 245 244 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 905 1 514 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 605 943 1 049 451 Average per acre .........dollars.. 854 703 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 929 142 268 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 17 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 114 156 acres.. 215 373 220 745 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 114 153 acres.. 202 609 191 430 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 82 acres.. 49 023 39 868 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 913 46 565 Average per farm .........dollars.. 519 946 287 441 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 617 42 764 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 296 3 801 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 1 7 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 3 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 15 $100,000 or more .................... 79 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 104 36 912 Average per farm .........dollars.. 434 200 227 853 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 120 162 $1,000.. 9 507 9 252 Average per farm..........dollars.. 79 227 57 113 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 140 Other ............................... 10 22 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 32 52 200 days or more ................... 13 17 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 6 14 number.. 1 547 1 025 Beef cows ..................farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 650 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 6 10 number.. 309 492 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 11 number.. (D) 146 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 132 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 14 number.. (D) 282 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 2 acres.. 1 975 (D) bushels.. 216 900 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 27 45 acres.. 5 418 5 553 bushels.. 343 650 329 278 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 49 95 acres.. 12 943 20 880 bushels.. 552 966 857 234 Rice..........................farms.. 49 59 acres.. 22 396 14 866 cwt.. 1 152 520 746 732 Cotton .......................farms.. 57 77 acres.. 46 336 30 421 bales.. 83 005 58 257 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 105 145 acres.. 121 384 127 498 bushels.. 3 945 292 2 954 698 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 4 4 acres.. 1 917 2 030 tons, dry.. (D) (D) @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. .