1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACK COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 730 671 Land in farms ..................acres.. 531 787 519 043 Average size of farm .......acres.. 728 774 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 450 293 331 714 Average per acre .........dollars.. 592 399 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 624 15 852 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 219 184 180 to 499 acres .................... 208 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 115 Total cropland .................farms.. 486 416 acres.. 70 778 64 220 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 238 acres.. 14 069 14 705 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 212 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 919 14 537 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 177 21 665 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 022 767 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 897 13 770 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 222 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 141 133 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 123 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 41 $100,000 or more .................... 35 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 994 11 183 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 910 16 666 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 276 295 Other ............................... 454 376 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 456 398 200 days or more ................... 349 293 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 664 584 number.. 58 492 51 583 Beef cows ..................farms.. 590 526 number.. 23 721 23 895 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 13 number.. 44 339 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 644 579 number.. 36 480 28 038 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 17 number.. 273 510 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 15 number.. 353 946 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 10 number.. 617 119 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 15 number.. 237 482 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 184 bushels.. (D) 3 190 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 50 acres.. 3 053 7 509 bushels.. 76 659 170 001 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 251 186 acres.. 10 756 6 568 tons, dry.. 19 263 11 611 @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.