1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 790 775 Land in farms ..................acres.. 462 927 461 829 Average size of farm .......acres.. 586 596 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 491 672 387 752 Average per acre .........dollars.. 809 675 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 838 50 874 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 144 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 229 215 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 156 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 110 1,000 acres or more ................. 140 142 Total cropland .................farms.. 539 536 acres.. 240 002 235 148 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 413 444 acres.. 150 495 143 140 Irrigated land .................farms.. 83 120 acres.. 21 716 33 842 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 257 43 360 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 819 55 949 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 637 34 014 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 620 9 346 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 236 179 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 111 113 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 120 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 56 $100,000 or more .................... 129 152 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 762 36 463 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 395 47 110 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 401 434 Other ............................... 389 341 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 416 389 200 days or more ................... 277 259 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 627 567 number.. 48 244 44 327 Beef cows ..................farms.. 570 519 number.. (D) 28 463 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 15 number.. (D) 50 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 595 557 number.. 26 253 24 469 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 16 number.. 98 524 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 11 number.. 413 1 895 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 6 number.. 175 119 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 22 number.. 865 591 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 82 117 acres.. 38 052 40 918 bushels.. 3 217 601 3 293 490 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 122 135 acres.. 52 540 33 536 bushels.. 3 238 963 2 192 137 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. 52 212 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 57 106 acres.. 18 195 32 068 cwt.. 987 964 1 890 876 Cotton .......................farms.. 62 94 acres.. 23 257 24 635 bales.. 28 323 30 488 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 40 17 acres.. 8 564 2 104 bushels.. 231 111 56 108 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 237 212 acres.. 8 314 7 765 tons, dry.. 15 935 18 268 @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.