1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JIM WELLS COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 689 771 Land in farms ..................acres.. 517 671 502 206 Average size of farm .......acres.. 751 651 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 544 953 418 563 Average per acre .........dollars.. 677 676 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 142 32 949 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 178 227 180 to 499 acres .................... 174 159 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 120 Total cropland .................farms.. 484 538 acres.. 212 869 193 229 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 333 390 acres.. 135 046 122 265 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 26 acres.. 2 653 2 542 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 003 38 632 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 413 50 106 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 718 19 050 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 285 19 582 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 208 235 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 35 $100,000 or more .................... 63 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 547 29 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 397 37 935 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 689 771 $1,000.. 5 327 7 715 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 731 10 007 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 331 312 Other ............................... 358 459 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 400 490 200 days or more ................... 257 300 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 533 604 number.. 47 192 54 605 Beef cows ..................farms.. 477 556 number.. 22 701 28 235 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 19 number.. 3 939 3 187 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 508 581 number.. 28 969 31 237 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 33 number.. 1 791 618 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 30 number.. 3 141 1 449 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 300 53 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 34 number.. (D) 962 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 69 78 acres.. 19 943 21 423 bushels.. 1 316 979 1 524 532 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 128 124 acres.. 80 089 55 167 bushels.. 3 723 282 3 222 051 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 64 acres.. 4 213 8 540 bushels.. 80 168 219 167 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 33 38 acres.. 11 478 16 404 bales.. 9 436 18 074 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 215 257 acres.. 14 764 13 903 tons, dry.. 28 605 25 891 @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. .