1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 293 340 Land in farms ..................acres.. 265 245 259 207 Average size of farm .......acres.. 905 762 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 145 335 751 741 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 267 1 020 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 611 113 764 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 70 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 96 Total cropland .................farms.. 276 330 acres.. 258 458 251 094 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 273 325 acres.. 248 000 216 749 Irrigated land .................farms.. 115 101 acres.. 58 044 36 641 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 683 43 803 Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 304 128 831 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 252 41 424 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 431 2 379 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 54 $100,000 or more .................... 166 135 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 997 31 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 860 93 781 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 294 340 $1,000.. 23 601 10 896 Average per farm..........dollars.. 80 274 32 048 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 232 276 Other ............................... 61 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 92 106 200 days or more ................... 50 48 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 30 37 number.. 2 376 2 893 Beef cows ..................farms.. 25 26 number.. (D) 1 457 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 26 40 number.. 1 646 1 595 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 5 number.. 277 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 5 number.. 40 163 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 178 179 acres.. 62 993 42 877 bushels.. 9 504 760 5 163 292 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 649 tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 122 123 acres.. 23 563 18 480 bushels.. 2 465 228 1 690 664 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 174 233 acres.. 37 968 36 599 bushels.. 1 930 685 1 677 067 Cotton .......................farms.. 18 5 acres.. 3 995 (D) bales.. 5 723 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 246 308 acres.. 134 789 140 576 bushels.. 5 246 209 3 910 699 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 18 23 acres.. 1 948 1 802 tons, dry.. 2 417 3 120 @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. .