1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JASPER COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 532 602 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 165 101 968 Average size of farm .......acres.. 132 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 556 147 410 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 053 1 040 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 769 19 884 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 243 268 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 205 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 457 518 acres.. 23 544 25 954 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 339 376 acres.. 7 510 8 155 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 15 acres.. 185 307 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 709 4 012 Average per farm .........dollars.. 6 972 6 665 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 773 394 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 937 3 618 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 249 327 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 3 $100,000 or more .................... 3 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 716 3 791 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 864 6 297 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 532 602 $1,000.. - 609 - 232 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 1 144 - 385 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 199 199 Other ............................... 333 403 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 319 404 200 days or more ................... 220 298 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 407 481 number.. 13 831 16 233 Beef cows ..................farms.. 375 429 number.. 8 894 10 279 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 23 number.. 24 385 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 385 447 number.. 7 203 8 412 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 26 number.. 964 547 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 21 number.. 1 187 970 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 10 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 66 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 115 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 16 acres.. 19 100 bushels.. 357 3 451 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 294 336 acres.. 7 271 7 667 tons, dry.. 19 186 15 294 @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. .