1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JONES COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 154 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 769 68 577 Average size of farm .......acres.. 466 352 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 646 824 421 124 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 362 1 059 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 953 77 643 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 136 180 acres.. 50 200 49 881 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 124 172 acres.. 45 360 39 832 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 17 acres.. 254 527 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 107 629 29 000 Average per farm .........dollars.. 698 891 148 718 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 053 17 211 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 81 576 11 789 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 32 $100,000 or more .................... 75 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 863 22 466 Average per farm .........dollars.. 482 764 115 211 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 108 131 Other ............................... 46 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 58 72 200 days or more ................... 33 54 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 34 39 number.. 2 371 1 907 Beef cows ..................farms.. 29 35 number.. 663 595 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 33 34 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 51 number.. 252 715 40 239 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 50 number.. 1 040 154 91 797 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 76 126 acres.. 10 508 15 633 bushels.. 930 974 1 071 617 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 18 acres.. 4 738 973 bushels.. 234 032 44 789 Cotton .......................farms.. 36 40 acres.. 18 696 9 765 bales.. 26 246 13 605 Tobacco ......................farms.. 69 123 acres.. 3 653 3 018 pounds.. 8 465 029 6 226 446 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 63 118 acres.. 10 828 11 136 bushels.. 313 205 272 847 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 33 18 acres.. 1 305 268 tons, dry.. 2 674 576 @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.