1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JONES COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 867 793 Land in farms ..................acres.. 459 379 513 418 Average size of farm .......acres.. 530 647 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 386 256 657 Average per acre .........dollars.. 426 365 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 195 41 208 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 265 204 180 to 499 acres .................... 215 186 500 to 999 acres .................... 111 125 1,000 acres or more ................. 127 152 Total cropland .................farms.. 783 715 acres.. 299 931 339 330 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 509 560 acres.. 164 420 168 068 Irrigated land .................farms.. 85 82 acres.. 4 331 3 696 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 133 35 072 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 136 44 226 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 000 17 106 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 133 17 966 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 299 200 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 82 $100,000 or more .................... 91 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 825 31 133 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 708 39 210 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 387 420 Other ............................... 480 373 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 491 423 200 days or more ................... 342 291 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 504 499 number.. 54 099 43 977 Beef cows ..................farms.. 407 424 number.. 14 761 12 843 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 11 number.. 256 257 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 490 487 number.. 36 803 35 930 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 36 number.. 1 729 1 214 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 37 number.. 1 831 1 069 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 17 number.. 403 708 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 27 number.. 369 (D) 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.. 80 128 acres.. 7 639 20 319 bushels.. 283 541 678 452 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 253 306 acres.. 64 214 62 326 bushels.. 1 407 833 1 284 018 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 182 212 acres.. 75 494 69 766 bales.. 54 804 41 152 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 830 bushels.. 0 12 920 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 298 311 acres.. 15 847 14 667 tons, dry.. 32 315 29 168 @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.