1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 809 851 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 006 202 896 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 238 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 442 245 325 206 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 728 1 327 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 622 55 566 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 204 203 50 to 179 acres ..................... 252 267 180 to 499 acres .................... 180 206 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 741 784 acres.. 157 403 160 273 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 663 714 acres.. 139 436 134 951 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 13 acres.. 518 377 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 711 73 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 599 86 322 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 895 28 953 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 816 44 507 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 165 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 136 136 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 90 $100,000 or more .................... 163 150 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 93 578 60 771 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 386 71 580 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 400 427 Other ............................... 409 424 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 446 450 200 days or more ................... 311 332 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 398 437 number.. 18 996 21 726 Beef cows ..................farms.. 282 318 number.. 4 802 5 324 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 37 number.. 2 717 2 350 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 384 408 number.. 10 720 13 336 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 67 142 number.. 34 410 38 197 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 155 number.. 66 197 73 658 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 21 number.. 896 2 991 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 439 515 acres.. 59 118 71 339 bushels.. 5 987 878 9 615 817 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 54 acres.. 1 890 1 386 tons, green.. 29 824 29 359 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 178 225 acres.. 7 351 8 947 bushels.. 326 469 415 801 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 12 acres.. 43 180 bushels.. 2 553 11 407 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 422 447 acres.. 64 134 45 835 bushels.. 2 478 796 1 876 374 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 351 361 acres.. 9 121 8 634 tons, dry.. 23 269 20 864 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 25 53 acres.. 713 1 480 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (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.