1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 344 394 Land in farms ..................acres.. 342 237 355 975 Average size of farm .......acres.. 995 903 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 874 809 777 561 Average per acre .........dollars.. 899 911 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 943 128 308 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 129 129 Total cropland .................farms.. 328 371 acres.. 310 305 319 061 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 319 358 acres.. 267 415 238 051 Irrigated land .................farms.. 163 157 acres.. 96 632 66 616 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 736 92 813 Average per farm .........dollars.. 330 629 235 566 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 93 220 69 307 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 517 23 506 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 30 $100,000 or more .................... 202 211 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 99 154 70 422 Average per farm .........dollars.. 288 237 178 736 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 344 394 $1,000.. 12 290 21 140 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 726 53 655 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 247 297 Other ............................... 97 97 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 126 200 days or more ................... 77 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 34 44 number.. 1 892 1 645 Beef cows ..................farms.. 30 28 number.. 1 045 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 33 38 number.. 789 1 520 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 12 number.. 182 251 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 9 number.. 135 169 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 8 acres.. 2 030 756 bushels.. 190 326 69 925 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 58 104 acres.. 11 926 9 824 bushels.. 865 263 688 641 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 89 161 acres.. 18 826 29 409 bushels.. 797 623 1 086 373 Rice..........................farms.. 88 97 acres.. 36 520 26 251 cwt.. 2 270 560 1 472 842 Cotton .......................farms.. 193 201 acres.. 96 626 66 030 bales.. 171 531 121 485 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 248 275 acres.. 104 750 108 264 bushels.. 3 866 016 2 702 862 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 24 19 acres.. 1 706 1 604 tons, dry.. 1 992 2 609 @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. .