1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 449 470 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 515 80 003 Average size of farm .......acres.. 162 170 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 374 110 504 Average per acre .........dollars.. 796 674 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 370 19 309 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 203 201 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 396 404 acres.. 30 706 29 940 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 307 310 acres.. 11 535 10 581 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 4 acres.. 63 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 230 20 761 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 873 44 172 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 108 631 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 122 20 130 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 9 $100,000 or more .................... 82 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 866 14 570 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 370 30 999 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 450 470 $1,000.. 3 633 3 886 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 074 8 268 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 203 185 Other ............................... 246 285 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 257 283 200 days or more ................... 161 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 320 355 number.. 14 659 14 340 Beef cows ..................farms.. 304 308 number.. 8 264 7 899 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 20 number.. 46 41 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 307 350 number.. 6 837 8 276 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 34 number.. 899 1 992 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 37 number.. 3 127 2 933 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 12 number.. 95 178 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 47 number.. 95 349 67 932 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 76 69 number.. 17 887 253 12 797 485 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 61 68 acres.. 2 267 975 bushels.. 189 511 51 788 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 445 80 bushels.. 8 730 1 000 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 9 acres.. 600 1 138 bushels.. 18 653 27 530 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 255 255 acres.. 8 408 8 038 tons, dry.. 18 245 14 969 @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. .