1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 680 664 Land in farms ..................acres.. 202 558 186 425 Average size of farm .......acres.. 298 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 393 420 298 112 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 452 1 075 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 118 49 123 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 128 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 248 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 168 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 633 621 acres.. 160 556 148 380 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 523 573 acres.. 131 017 122 851 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 22 acres.. 327 521 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 015 31 818 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 434 47 919 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 660 23 542 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 355 8 276 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 213 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 55 $100,000 or more .................... 88 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 085 22 255 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 998 33 517 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 290 326 Other ............................... 390 338 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 381 345 200 days or more ................... 283 249 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 311 343 number.. 15 339 15 717 Beef cows ..................farms.. 264 291 number.. 7 520 6 682 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 17 number.. 482 581 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 294 331 number.. 7 900 7 906 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 88 number.. 9 694 15 591 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 86 number.. 34 452 32 736 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 13 number.. 434 316 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 27 number.. 524 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 206 295 acres.. 33 256 35 310 bushels.. 2 823 488 3 769 012 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 22 acres.. 607 876 tons, green.. 6 667 13 696 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 190 230 acres.. 19 322 16 560 bushels.. 994 873 824 069 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 260 302 acres.. 70 920 52 982 bushels.. 2 256 528 1 852 887 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 313 332 acres.. 11 774 13 731 tons, dry.. 27 141 28 965 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 15 acres.. 37 275 @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: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.