1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACK COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 671 653 Land in farms ..................acres.. 519 043 519 342 Average size of farm .......acres.. 774 795 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 714 387 415 Average per acre .........dollars.. 399 516 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 852 18 557 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 167 180 to 499 acres .................... 210 211 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 110 Total cropland .................farms.. 416 403 acres.. 64 220 55 548 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 238 218 acres.. 14 705 11 849 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 5 acres.. (D) 102 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 537 15 232 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 665 23 327 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 767 562 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 770 14 670 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 188 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 133 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 30 $100,000 or more .................... 29 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 183 13 914 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 666 21 307 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 671 653 $1,000.. 2 224 1 501 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 315 2 298 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 295 264 Other ............................... 376 389 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 398 400 200 days or more ................... 293 311 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 584 575 number.. 51 583 51 309 Beef cows ..................farms.. 526 525 number.. 23 895 24 268 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 15 number.. 339 166 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 579 576 number.. 28 038 33 920 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 24 number.. 510 633 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 22 number.. 946 1 853 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 12 number.. 119 511 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 41 number.. 482 811 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 78 bushels.. 0 3 047 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 7 acres.. 184 444 bushels.. 3 190 7 010 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 50 46 acres.. 7 509 4 089 bushels.. 170 001 99 722 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 186 159 acres.. 6 568 5 647 tons, dry.. 11 611 8 969 @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. .