1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 540 579 Land in farms ..................acres.. 100 433 100 383 Average size of farm .......acres.. 186 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 243 97 539 Average per acre .........dollars.. 684 688 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 482 20 374 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 259 274 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 482 525 acres.. 63 499 63 804 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 438 476 acres.. 43 029 44 135 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 65 126 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 170 10 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 686 17 446 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 328 5 939 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 842 4 163 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 240 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 31 $100,000 or more .................... 26 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 180 8 385 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 032 14 481 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 539 579 $1,000.. 1 057 1 401 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 960 2 420 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 195 214 Other ............................... 345 365 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 345 375 200 days or more ................... 244 268 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 353 361 number.. 11 856 10 210 Beef cows ..................farms.. 322 313 number.. 6 333 5 090 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 35 number.. 466 821 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 336 349 number.. 5 574 5 169 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 53 number.. 1 711 2 070 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 40 number.. 4 926 4 279 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 549 73 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 35 number.. (D) 548 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 152 176 acres.. 6 882 4 973 bushels.. 610 479 381 941 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 42 acres.. 469 1 524 bushels.. 29 364 84 689 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 23 acres.. 317 773 bushels.. 11 813 18 744 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 68 117 acres.. 7 594 9 348 bales.. 7 836 9 797 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 156 189 acres.. 19 827 22 886 bushels.. 505 612 443 215 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 315 283 acres.. 8 119 5 140 tons, dry.. 17 263 9 277 @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. .