1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WALTHALL COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 563 611 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 236 110 548 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 093 146 928 Average per acre .........dollars.. 775 855 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 055 23 593 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 252 301 180 to 499 acres .................... 144 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 505 562 acres.. 65 204 66 481 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 413 469 acres.. 27 070 29 475 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 18 acres.. 577 156 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 132 16 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 535 26 528 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 949 1 477 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 183 14 732 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 205 207 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 30 $100,000 or more .................... 75 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 024 11 972 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 185 19 563 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 564 612 $1,000.. 4 330 2 837 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 678 4 635 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 278 265 Other ............................... 285 346 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 284 328 200 days or more ................... 184 212 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 472 511 number.. 31 674 28 473 Beef cows ..................farms.. 362 374 number.. 9 300 9 235 Milk cows ..................farms.. 105 98 number.. 9 428 7 682 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 450 512 number.. 12 236 13 219 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 59 number.. 3 645 3 230 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 34 number.. 4 014 4 304 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 47 number.. (D) 845 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 50 acres.. 2 187 1 011 bushels.. 122 050 61 131 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 2 acres.. 860 (D) bushels.. 62 400 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 22 acres.. 870 4 204 bushels.. 13 900 120 017 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 16 acres.. (D) 2 814 bushels.. 22 050 64 890 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 374 415 acres.. 19 247 19 794 tons, dry.. 43 929 36 413 @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. .