1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILKINSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 189 216 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 807 102 668 Average size of farm .......acres.. 475 475 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 379 298 505 Average per acre .........dollars.. 598 640 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 479 23 081 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 151 167 acres.. 28 748 34 699 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 116 124 acres.. 12 369 13 576 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 17 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 247 4 238 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 764 19 618 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 599 647 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 649 3 591 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 9 $100,000 or more .................... 7 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 046 3 903 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 700 18 068 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 189 216 $1,000.. 551 - 66 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 916 - 304 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 80 79 Other ............................... 109 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 107 122 200 days or more ................... 77 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 154 176 number.. 11 775 15 551 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 138 number.. 6 189 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 515 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 152 170 number.. 6 312 7 861 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 17 number.. 17 207 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 7 number.. 0 250 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 36 number.. 406 716 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 21 acres.. 1 333 226 bushels.. 147 298 11 068 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 180 bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 0 acres.. 237 0 bushels.. 7 460 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 5 acres.. 1 575 2 240 bushels.. 52 132 66 450 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 99 99 acres.. 7 516 10 461 tons, dry.. 16 727 (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. .