1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JONES COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 029 1 112 Land in farms ..................acres.. 321 934 321 950 Average size of farm .......acres.. 313 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 484 280 347 102 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 607 1 178 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 208 71 087 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 101 10 to 49 acres ...................... 134 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 266 280 180 to 499 acres .................... 355 410 500 to 999 acres .................... 165 168 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 953 983 acres.. 267 164 270 433 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 841 931 acres.. 233 100 223 868 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 136 937 128 284 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 077 115 363 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 615 36 581 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 76 322 91 703 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 139 180 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 171 195 $100,000 or more .................... 368 375 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 100 511 104 164 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 773 93 672 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 634 789 Other ............................... 395 323 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 520 476 200 days or more ................... 341 289 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 530 607 number.. 61 039 64 373 Beef cows ..................farms.. 357 395 number.. 15 237 15 263 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 100 number.. 3 256 4 133 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 547 621 number.. 55 187 59 127 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 233 482 number.. 147 204 257 102 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 249 514 number.. 284 774 460 454 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 67 number.. 2 552 1 773 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 30 number.. 466 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 1 number.. 1 176 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 716 830 acres.. 135 485 144 168 bushels.. 18 643 910 18 741 223 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 144 183 acres.. 3 595 5 661 tons, green.. 59 973 83 447 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 133 bushels.. (D) 6 380 Oats for grain................farms.. 185 341 acres.. 4 069 7 599 bushels.. 239 383 415 520 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 553 514 acres.. 70 527 45 045 bushels.. 3 504 748 1 902 785 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 534 652 acres.. 24 448 26 799 tons, dry.. 77 258 86 684 @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.