1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YAZOO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 531 569 Land in farms ..................acres.. 361 634 367 496 Average size of farm .......acres.. 681 646 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 459 849 390 613 Average per acre .........dollars.. 696 604 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 901 65 124 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 139 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 106 117 Total cropland .................farms.. 444 489 acres.. 252 061 243 770 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 371 409 acres.. 191 384 165 709 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 43 acres.. 18 901 9 572 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 731 61 073 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 737 107 333 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 646 49 313 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 085 11 760 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 62 $100,000 or more .................... 175 157 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 299 50 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 856 88 059 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 531 568 $1,000.. 5 287 9 121 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 956 16 058 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 316 341 Other ............................... 215 228 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 223 255 200 days or more ................... 152 173 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 271 309 number.. 20 048 20 158 Beef cows ..................farms.. 259 282 number.. 12 007 11 685 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 16 number.. 152 224 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 266 298 number.. 7 866 11 186 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 50 number.. 13 093 12 446 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 44 number.. 18 361 20 630 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 214 72 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 28 number.. 321 654 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 92 60 acres.. 12 192 2 379 bushels.. 1 121 899 226 048 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 61 74 acres.. 19 731 8 654 bushels.. 1 344 563 485 859 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 39 acres.. 5 750 4 903 bushels.. 243 917 184 648 Rice..........................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 1 538 722 cwt.. 88 795 40 380 Cotton .......................farms.. 226 247 acres.. 101 104 76 262 bales.. 151 116 131 816 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 139 210 acres.. 46 495 66 157 bushels.. 1 407 833 1 158 565 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 148 153 acres.. 7 003 7 366 tons, dry.. 13 552 13 103 @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. .