1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JONES COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 157 164 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 394 32 323 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 197 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 735 200 147 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 017 1 021 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 158 25 076 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 135 136 acres.. 14 314 12 615 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 101 115 acres.. 5 871 6 123 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 23 50 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 658 8 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 143 50 523 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 572 528 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 086 7 758 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 1 $100,000 or more .................... 17 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 646 6 945 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 014 42 605 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 156 163 $1,000.. 1 037 910 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 644 5 581 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 63 59 Other ............................... 94 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 88 96 200 days or more ................... 71 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 106 115 number.. 7 105 7 126 Beef cows ..................farms.. 92 92 number.. 2 375 1 651 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 15 number.. 2 080 2 475 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 104 104 number.. 2 793 2 898 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) 721 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 15 number.. (D) 1 460 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 176 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 8 number.. 1 337 000 1 814 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 8 acres.. 284 122 bushels.. 22 208 3 175 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 8 acres.. 162 523 bushels.. 5 970 12 899 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 132 bushels.. (D) 1 630 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 97 acres.. 4 965 4 105 tons, dry.. 13 358 (D) @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .