1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JASPER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 385 423 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 168 97 908 Average size of farm .......acres.. 232 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 295 136 953 Average per acre .........dollars.. 672 545 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 266 21 433 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 185 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 299 344 acres.. 34 314 37 602 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 238 262 acres.. 9 934 12 728 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 35 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 491 9 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 236 22 051 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 409 552 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 082 8 776 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 119 150 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 23 $100,000 or more .................... 35 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 766 6 661 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 159 15 746 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 385 423 $1,000.. 1 201 1 895 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 121 4 481 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 158 160 Other ............................... 227 263 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 199 233 200 days or more ................... 138 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 318 333 number.. 15 168 14 309 Beef cows ..................farms.. 297 273 number.. 8 319 8 105 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 31 number.. 624 893 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 307 339 number.. 7 097 7 824 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 26 number.. 75 1 941 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 18 number.. 590 3 993 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 37 number.. (D) 28 665 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 33 17 number.. 8 757 964 3 420 200 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 46 acres.. 148 701 bushels.. 12 440 43 190 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 86 (D) bushels.. 3 030 3 360 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 2 926 bushels.. (D) 64 628 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 224 acres.. 8 871 8 439 tons, dry.. 18 609 16 895 @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. .