1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JONES COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 793 896 Land in farms ..................acres.. 513 418 487 903 Average size of farm .......acres.. 647 545 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 256 657 238 470 Average per acre .........dollars.. 365 441 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 208 39 590 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 204 255 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 125 1,000 acres or more ................. 152 143 Total cropland .................farms.. 715 813 acres.. 339 330 306 133 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 560 679 acres.. 168 068 163 191 Irrigated land .................farms.. 82 98 acres.. 3 696 6 515 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 072 36 999 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 226 41 294 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 106 23 519 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 966 13 480 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 200 192 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 161 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 89 $100,000 or more .................... 77 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 133 27 716 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 210 30 968 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 794 895 $1,000.. 2 438 8 679 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 070 9 697 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 420 431 Other ............................... 373 465 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 423 542 200 days or more ................... 291 371 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 499 553 number.. 43 977 40 686 Beef cows ..................farms.. 424 464 number.. 12 843 13 306 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 24 number.. 257 54 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 487 556 number.. 35 930 32 309 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 60 number.. 1 214 1 284 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 57 number.. 1 069 1 981 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 11 number.. 708 189 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 52 number.. (D) 1 129 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 128 158 acres.. 20 319 12 758 bushels.. 678 452 553 274 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 306 371 acres.. 62 326 52 301 bushels.. 1 284 018 1 084 070 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 212 352 acres.. 69 766 85 512 bales.. 41 152 63 751 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. 830 0 bushels.. 12 920 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 311 320 acres.. 14 667 12 129 tons, dry.. 29 168 19 243 @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. .