1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JONES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 822 800 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 919 104 172 Average size of farm .......acres.. 118 130 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 654 135 893 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 309 1 115 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 578 20 831 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 256 240 50 to 179 acres ..................... 374 360 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 127 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 653 676 acres.. 43 635 47 911 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 473 463 acres.. 15 289 19 060 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 17 acres.. 198 205 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 923 58 614 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 415 73 267 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 088 1 065 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 835 57 549 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 265 271 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 30 $100,000 or more .................... 170 179 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 533 43 008 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 205 53 760 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 821 800 $1,000.. 9 258 12 260 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 276 15 326 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 381 351 Other ............................... 441 449 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 455 483 200 days or more ................... 343 344 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 592 563 number.. 26 967 27 342 Beef cows ..................farms.. 529 478 number.. 14 247 11 674 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 33 number.. 807 1 166 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 557 559 number.. 12 167 18 138 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 40 number.. 841 995 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 20 number.. 1 273 1 188 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 8 number.. 200 285 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 50 66 number.. 343 703 534 925 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 150 155 number.. 36 491 075 30 061 416 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 44 acres.. 439 585 bushels.. 17 739 36 167 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 19 acres.. 1 169 2 154 bushels.. 31 944 55 774 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 17 acres.. 408 3 963 bushels.. 8 245 56 786 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 383 382 acres.. 12 967 12 611 tons, dry.. 28 726 26 350 @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. .