1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JASPER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 639 532 Land in farms ..................acres.. 87 079 70 165 Average size of farm .......acres.. 136 132 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 606 145 556 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 480 1 053 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 731 20 769 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 310 243 50 to 179 acres ..................... 213 191 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 514 457 acres.. 26 116 23 544 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 409 339 acres.. 9 186 7 510 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 26 acres.. 287 185 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 480 3 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 446 6 972 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 991 773 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 489 2 937 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 328 249 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 148 117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 3 $100,000 or more .................... 2 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 517 4 716 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 069 8 864 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 199 Other ............................... 437 333 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 417 319 200 days or more ................... 300 220 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 499 407 number.. 14 570 13 831 Beef cows ..................farms.. 419 375 number.. 8 551 8 894 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 11 number.. 20 24 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 452 385 number.. 7 015 7 203 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 26 number.. 319 964 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 22 number.. 327 1 187 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 28 number.. 875 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 9 acres.. 61 19 bushels.. 2 474 357 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 358 294 acres.. 8 715 7 271 tons, dry.. 22 564 19 186 @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.