1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 775 783 Land in farms ..................acres.. 461 829 457 207 Average size of farm .......acres.. 596 584 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 387 752 487 778 Average per acre .........dollars.. 675 862 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 874 49 976 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 135 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 230 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 110 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 142 129 Total cropland .................farms.. 536 593 acres.. 235 148 206 814 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 444 467 acres.. 143 140 103 933 Irrigated land .................farms.. 120 119 acres.. 33 842 26 501 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 360 31 751 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 949 40 550 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 014 23 157 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 346 8 593 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 179 192 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 113 125 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 82 $100,000 or more .................... 152 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 463 28 411 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 110 36 285 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 774 783 $1,000.. 6 364 3 349 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 223 4 277 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 434 426 Other ............................... 341 357 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 389 401 200 days or more ................... 259 255 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 567 579 number.. 44 327 42 955 Beef cows ..................farms.. 519 543 number.. 28 463 29 381 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 13 number.. 50 30 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 557 568 number.. 24 469 26 518 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 18 number.. 524 925 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 17 number.. 1 895 2 294 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 119 64 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 49 number.. 591 1 336 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 128 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 117 133 acres.. 40 918 33 841 bushels.. 3 293 490 2 560 108 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 135 127 acres.. 33 536 30 478 bushels.. 2 192 137 1 805 766 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 106 101 acres.. 32 068 25 384 cwt.. 1 890 876 1 532 006 Cotton .......................farms.. 94 23 acres.. 24 635 3 652 bales.. 30 488 4 414 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 13 acres.. 2 104 1 915 bushels.. 56 108 32 218 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 212 217 acres.. 7 765 7 941 tons, dry.. 18 268 19 515 @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. .