1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WINSTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 486 548 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 445 100 108 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 621 91 492 Average per acre .........dollars.. 614 560 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 008 23 241 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 242 259 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 441 498 acres.. 41 382 49 577 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 350 412 acres.. 13 741 19 178 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 3 acres.. 54 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 281 7 163 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 924 13 071 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 065 1 294 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 217 5 869 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 187 216 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 143 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 16 $100,000 or more .................... 12 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 881 5 467 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 187 9 995 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 485 547 $1,000.. 78 840 Average per farm..........dollars.. 161 1 536 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 148 184 Other ............................... 338 364 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 291 333 200 days or more ................... 226 258 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 399 456 number.. 15 880 18 342 Beef cows ..................farms.. 359 390 number.. 8 777 10 179 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 29 number.. 612 1 198 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 383 444 number.. 7 487 8 736 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 34 number.. 328 713 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 23 number.. 257 1 157 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 48 number.. 48 617 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 773 200 998 353 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 61 acres.. 308 428 bushels.. 17 984 18 018 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 266 bushels.. (D) 11 468 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) 546 bushels.. (D) 15 670 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 12 21 acres.. 1 498 1 845 bales.. 2 071 2 330 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 15 acres.. 817 2 319 bushels.. 18 528 24 574 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 306 342 acres.. 10 958 12 839 tons, dry.. 19 588 22 976 @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. .