1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 193 222 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 083 106 927 Average size of farm .......acres.. 591 482 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 451 281 462 387 Average per acre .........dollars.. 790 986 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 575 38 431 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 37 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 163 172 acres.. 66 033 60 602 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 125 112 acres.. 46 995 39 731 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 841 12 674 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 077 57 089 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 336 11 116 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 505 1 558 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 12 $100,000 or more .................... 37 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 648 9 626 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 987 43 358 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 195 222 $1,000.. 1 574 2 375 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 069 10 698 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 98 113 Other ............................... 95 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 92 114 200 days or more ................... 58 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 99 129 number.. 6 098 7 082 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 111 number.. 3 929 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 94 133 number.. 2 919 3 966 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 13 number.. 1 712 2 117 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 14 number.. 2 645 3 131 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 122 46 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 17 number.. 54 407 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 14 acres.. 3 649 710 bushels.. 319 282 56 804 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 2 acres.. 991 (D) bushels.. 63 420 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 12 acres.. 1 867 1 427 bushels.. 32 402 56 998 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 44 35 acres.. 20 737 (D) bales.. 28 795 25 134 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 59 59 acres.. 17 291 22 684 bushels.. 620 664 620 950 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 54 41 acres.. 2 944 1 691 tons, dry.. 6 201 (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. .