1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JERSEY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 481 557 Land in farms ..................acres.. 164 164 180 675 Average size of farm .......acres.. 341 324 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 579 384 385 555 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 711 1 186 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 083 67 499 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 167 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 444 505 acres.. 130 642 140 853 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 410 487 acres.. 118 489 126 485 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 10 19 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 316 46 190 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 817 82 926 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 312 29 630 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 003 16 560 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 65 $100,000 or more .................... 118 142 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 962 30 890 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 087 55 359 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 235 328 Other ............................... 246 229 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 248 278 200 days or more ................... 169 197 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 194 248 number.. 11 537 14 611 Beef cows ..................farms.. 155 189 number.. 3 982 4 346 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 17 number.. 735 907 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 195 240 number.. 6 987 14 211 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 141 number.. 15 967 31 899 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 140 number.. 29 844 77 056 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 18 number.. 221 561 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 33 number.. (D) 1 215 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 294 363 acres.. 53 720 55 677 bushels.. 6 581 689 8 079 086 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 45 acres.. 1 130 1 033 tons, green.. 20 811 15 419 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 166 270 acres.. 9 908 18 628 bushels.. 573 650 1 008 013 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 283 363 acres.. 51 702 47 583 bushels.. 1 915 836 2 035 721 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 189 204 acres.. 4 722 5 524 tons, dry.. 12 447 15 606 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 8 acres.. 8 39 @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.