1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JONES COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 195 248 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 577 72 273 Average size of farm .......acres.. 352 291 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 421 124 289 383 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 059 1 016 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 643 35 336 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 180 240 acres.. 49 881 50 211 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 172 235 acres.. 39 832 32 827 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 12 acres.. 527 301 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 000 15 512 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 718 62 550 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 211 12 683 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 789 2 830 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 34 $100,000 or more .................... 56 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 466 11 470 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 211 46 249 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 195 248 $1,000.. 6 799 4 074 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 867 16 429 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 162 Other ............................... 64 86 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 72 114 200 days or more ................... 54 64 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 39 55 number.. 1 907 1 371 Beef cows ..................farms.. 35 46 number.. 595 609 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 39 number.. (D) 770 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 64 number.. 40 239 9 420 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 59 number.. 91 797 23 408 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) 231 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 126 213 acres.. 15 633 15 654 bushels.. 1 071 617 1 301 484 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 24 acres.. 973 724 bushels.. 44 789 27 729 Cotton .......................farms.. 40 0 acres.. 9 765 0 bales.. 13 605 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 123 162 acres.. 3 018 2 630 pounds.. 6 226 446 5 327 099 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 118 166 acres.. 11 136 14 021 bushels.. 272 847 382 712 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 18 15 acres.. 268 209 tons, dry.. 576 426 @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. .