1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JONES COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 112 1 161 Land in farms ..................acres.. 321 950 322 206 Average size of farm .......acres.. 290 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 102 272 757 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 178 977 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 087 53 907 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 101 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 280 313 180 to 499 acres .................... 410 442 500 to 999 acres .................... 168 167 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 983 1 084 acres.. 270 433 265 527 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 931 1 023 acres.. 223 868 194 982 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 128 284 109 533 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 363 94 343 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 581 27 837 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 91 703 81 695 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 163 190 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 180 184 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 195 227 $100,000 or more .................... 375 328 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 104 164 93 079 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 672 80 171 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 112 1 161 $1,000.. 18 078 19 341 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 257 16 659 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 789 843 Other ............................... 323 318 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 476 486 200 days or more ................... 289 288 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 607 670 number.. 64 373 71 782 Beef cows ..................farms.. 395 406 number.. 15 263 16 202 Milk cows ..................farms.. 100 147 number.. 4 133 5 560 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 621 698 number.. 59 127 58 676 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 482 500 number.. 257 102 196 170 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 514 534 number.. 460 454 360 436 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 67 96 number.. 1 773 2 874 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 58 number.. (D) 8 993 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 754 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 830 941 acres.. 144 168 115 264 bushels.. 18 741 223 13 718 597 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 183 157 acres.. 5 661 4 167 tons, green.. 83 447 67 481 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 13 acres.. 133 196 bushels.. 6 380 5 020 Oats for grain................farms.. 341 428 acres.. 7 599 9 551 bushels.. 415 520 549 614 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 514 527 acres.. 45 045 40 219 bushels.. 1 902 785 1 763 211 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 652 653 acres.. 26 799 30 056 tons, dry.. 86 684 91 030 @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. .