1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JIM WELLS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 738 689 Land in farms ..................acres.. 496 317 517 671 Average size of farm .......acres.. 673 751 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 353 211 544 953 Average per acre .........dollars.. 612 677 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 638 38 142 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 127 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 213 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 178 174 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 112 117 Total cropland .................farms.. 524 484 acres.. 198 836 212 869 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 368 333 acres.. 138 293 135 046 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 11 acres.. 2 921 2 653 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 618 43 003 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 263 62 413 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 830 18 718 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 789 24 285 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 282 208 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 138 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 36 $100,000 or more .................... 61 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 069 39 547 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 034 57 397 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 324 331 Other ............................... 414 358 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 458 400 200 days or more ................... 248 257 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 585 533 number.. 49 098 47 192 Beef cows ..................farms.. 529 477 number.. 24 855 22 701 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 35 number.. 3 709 3 939 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 562 508 number.. 22 440 28 969 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 28 number.. 739 1 791 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 28 number.. 825 3 141 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 7 number.. 73 300 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 69 acres.. 19 100 19 943 bushels.. 1 441 910 1 316 979 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 89 128 acres.. 85 165 80 089 bushels.. 4 352 904 3 723 282 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 28 acres.. 2 232 4 213 bushels.. 51 322 80 168 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 20 33 acres.. 7 075 11 478 bales.. 5 121 9 436 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 282 215 acres.. 19 652 14 764 tons, dry.. 38 122 28 605 @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.