1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WEBSTER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 270 300 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 551 78 825 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 263 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 737 126 180 Average per acre .........dollars.. 505 504 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 982 31 238 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 134 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 242 272 acres.. 41 792 42 928 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 215 238 acres.. 26 065 28 817 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) 88 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 619 8 543 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 924 28 477 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 030 6 646 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 590 1 897 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 11 $100,000 or more .................... 19 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 808 6 487 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 214 21 625 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 270 300 $1,000.. 2 018 2 281 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 474 7 603 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 130 Other ............................... 139 170 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 135 170 200 days or more ................... 83 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 190 number.. 8 438 7 873 Beef cows ..................farms.. 166 162 number.. 4 300 4 462 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 238 501 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 186 number.. 3 634 3 748 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 20 number.. 110 710 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 19 number.. 147 1 233 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 18 number.. (D) 425 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 43 acres.. 796 766 bushels.. 49 985 53 165 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 19 acres.. 488 1 160 bushels.. 17 040 60 345 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 374 bushels.. 0 10 200 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 58 77 acres.. 15 959 12 899 bales.. 24 395 16 951 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 65 acres.. 2 709 8 429 bushels.. 75 690 156 061 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 155 150 acres.. 5 866 5 184 tons, dry.. 9 598 8 439 @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. .