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Selected Statistics for Jefferson County from the Census of Agriculture |
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2002 * |
1997 |
1992 |
1987 |
1982 |
1978 |
1974 |
1969 |
1964 |
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Number of Farms |
418 |
342 |
297 |
296 |
314 |
308 |
283 |
363 |
531 |
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Farms with Sales of $20,000 or more |
72 |
74 |
85 |
82 |
104 |
95 |
72 |
55 |
35 |
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Farms with Sales of Less than $20,000 |
346 |
268 |
212 |
214 |
210 |
214 |
211 |
308 |
496 |
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Operators with Principal Farm Employment |
147 |
126 |
119 |
113 |
119 |
138 |
180 |
(na) |
(na) |
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Operators with Principal Non-Farm Employment |
271 |
216 |
178 |
183 |
195 |
170 |
98 |
(na) |
(na) |
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Black Farm Operators |
37 |
33 |
26 |
21 |
47 |
44 |
60 |
102 |
257 |
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Female Farm Operators |
89 |
36 |
28 |
26 |
23 |
25 |
(na) |
(na) |
(na) |
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Average Age of Farm Operator |
57 |
57 |
57 |
52 |
51 |
51 |
56 |
56 |
54 |
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Land in Farms |
132,727 |
126,590 |
118,352 |
130,376 |
137,431 |
155,833 |
142,747 |
162,298 |
169,645 |
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Average Farm Size |
318 |
370 |
398 |
440 |
438 |
506 |
504 |
447 |
319 |
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Jefferson County Farms Producing: |
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Corn |
26 |
45 |
45 |
54 |
101 |
138 |
162 |
206 |
365 |
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Tobacco |
2 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
15 |
19 |
36 |
73 |
115 |
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Soybeans |
5 |
10 |
5 |
13 |
48 |
38 |
17 |
3 |
2 |
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Peanuts |
11 |
17 |
11 |
14 |
15 |
23 |
25 |
30 |
56 |
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Cotton |
5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
(na) |
(na) |
1 |
15 |
139 |
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Hay & Forage |
43 |
76 |
63 |
52 |
56 |
50 |
26 |
35 |
(na) |
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Vegetables |
29 |
23 |
24 |
30 |
30 |
43 |
21 |
34 |
59 |
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Watermelon |
11 |
14 |
15 |
17 |
26 |
21 |
(na) |
(na) |
(na) |
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Orchards (including Pecans) |
81 |
81 |
95 |
77 |
74 |
70 |
53 |
78 |
156 |
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Nursery Products |
33 |
37 |
33 |
28 |
27 |
25 |
(na) |
(na) |
(na) |
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Cattle & Calves |
110 |
148 |
133 |
153 |
177 |
149 |
160 |
189 |
265 |
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Dairy Products |
4 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
(na) |
(na) |
(na) |
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Swine |
21 |
20 |
22 |
27 |
70 |
84 |
88 |
121 |
297 |
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Total Cropland Acres |
29,884 |
33,477 |
37,031 |
45,665 |
55,712 |
50,326 |
46,117 |
62,217 |
76,976 |
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Value of Crops Sold ($1,000) |
$9,317 |
$13,970 |
$10,202 |
$7,539 |
$11,219 |
$7,118 |
$6,389 |
$2,244 |
$2,668 |
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Value of Nursery Products Sold ($1,000) |
$5,086 |
$8,644 |
$5,840 |
$3,296 |
$5,004 |
$3,221 |
$2,264 |
$417 |
$498 |
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Irrigated Acres |
4,081 |
1,432 |
4,257 |
6,573 |
4,821 |
639 |
1,431 |
509 |
307 |
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Total Pasture Acres (incl woodland pastured) |
31,352 |
38,628 |
35,808 |
50,186 |
37,366 |
41,375 |
45,102 |
43,422 |
12,180 |
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Total Woodland Acres (less pastured) |
64,238 |
46,589 |
50,579 |
58,887 |
55,345 |
64,619 |
66,952 |
72,314 |
74,610 |
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Value Livestock/Livestock Pdts Sold ($1,000) |
$11,837 |
$4,080 |
$10,844 |
$9,197 |
$10,493 |
$10,000 |
$4,535 |
$2,736 |
$1,757 |
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Cattle Inventory |
12,525 |
11,320 |
18,750 |
16,835 |
23,322 |
24,760 |
17,839 |
15,004 |
13,294 |
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Hog and Pig Inventory |
