1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JONES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 773 822 Land in farms ..................acres.. 91 116 96 919 Average size of farm .......acres.. 118 118 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 552 145 654 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 628 1 309 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 582 22 578 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 243 256 50 to 179 acres ..................... 350 374 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 587 653 acres.. 39 052 43 635 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 400 473 acres.. 15 207 15 289 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 29 acres.. 72 198 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 339 66 923 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 511 81 415 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 501 1 088 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 97 838 65 835 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 268 265 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 121 132 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 25 $100,000 or more .................... 162 170 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 609 53 533 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 812 65 205 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 341 381 Other ............................... 432 441 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 443 455 200 days or more ................... 332 343 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 547 592 number.. 27 430 26 967 Beef cows ..................farms.. 490 529 number.. 15 231 14 247 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 17 number.. 983 807 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 520 557 number.. 12 778 12 167 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 34 number.. (D) 841 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 24 number.. (D) 1 273 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 9 number.. 433 200 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 50 number.. 387 058 343 703 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 137 150 number.. 39 468 857 36 491 075 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 31 acres.. 206 439 bushels.. 13 627 17 739 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 1 169 bushels.. (D) 31 944 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 408 bushels.. (D) 8 245 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 348 383 acres.. 14 062 12 967 tons, dry.. 36 419 28 726 @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.