1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YALOBUSHA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 263 299 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 230 91 427 Average size of farm .......acres.. 297 306 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 471 141 946 Average per acre .........dollars.. 475 463 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 018 23 991 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 96 104 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 228 268 acres.. 43 525 44 897 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 194 239 acres.. 23 936 26 940 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 7 acres.. 103 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 823 7 927 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 944 26 513 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 875 6 053 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 948 1 874 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 12 $100,000 or more .................... 17 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 045 5 619 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 984 18 792 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 263 299 $1,000.. 975 1 756 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 706 5 874 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 105 117 Other ............................... 158 182 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 182 200 days or more ................... 95 132 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 189 208 number.. 8 934 9 005 Beef cows ..................farms.. 174 186 number.. 5 408 5 029 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 9 number.. 223 270 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 183 201 number.. 3 369 4 244 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 17 number.. 2 921 2 649 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 12 number.. 5 445 3 361 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 30 number.. 174 553 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 65 acres.. 896 922 bushels.. 76 540 69 898 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 11 acres.. 672 749 bushels.. 46 405 45 336 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 42 66 acres.. 10 601 10 536 bales.. 13 982 14 975 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 52 acres.. 4 392 8 482 bushels.. 113 728 128 271 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 139 159 acres.. 6 818 5 378 tons, dry.. 12 047 8 665 @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. .