1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JONES COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 157 157 Land in farms ..................acres.. 30 901 31 394 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 301 499 229 735 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 453 1 017 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 449 26 158 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 121 135 acres.. 11 094 14 314 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 87 101 acres.. 4 363 5 871 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 31 23 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 408 8 658 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 187 55 143 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 564 572 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 844 8 086 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 1 $100,000 or more .................... 12 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 423 7 646 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 652 49 014 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 54 63 Other ............................... 103 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 94 88 200 days or more ................... 75 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 106 106 number.. 7 264 7 105 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 92 number.. 3 265 2 375 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 1 289 2 080 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 98 104 number.. 2 754 2 793 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 11 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 1 832 000 1 337 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 9 acres.. 174 284 bushels.. 15 325 22 208 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 162 bushels.. (D) 5 970 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 86 acres.. 3 881 4 965 tons, dry.. 11 480 13 358 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.