1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 618 716 Land in farms ..................acres.. 282 915 301 962 Average size of farm .......acres.. 458 422 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 812 357 501 386 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 872 1 231 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 749 85 485 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 131 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 175 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 148 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 570 659 acres.. 257 576 275 947 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 549 632 acres.. 248 730 251 579 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 61 acres.. 16 523 14 616 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 111 015 98 065 Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 636 136 962 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 74 254 58 781 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 761 39 284 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 125 $100,000 or more .................... 264 247 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 403 76 115 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 430 105 715 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 402 481 Other ............................... 216 235 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 299 338 200 days or more ................... 189 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 166 number.. 10 734 13 040 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 125 number.. 2 230 2 470 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 4 number.. 199 229 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 127 146 number.. 12 856 15 649 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 80 142 number.. 93 813 113 661 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 161 number.. 204 085 233 714 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 31 number.. 201 822 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 465 547 acres.. 138 246 152 012 bushels.. 17 532 560 20 463 992 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 30 acres.. 1 007 1 149 tons, green.. 19 292 20 895 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 58 29 acres.. 1 901 1 580 bushels.. 89 844 53 524 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 31 acres.. 213 546 bushels.. 14 142 33 777 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 428 500 acres.. 100 441 92 071 bushels.. 4 269 993 3 794 407 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 110 135 acres.. 2 625 2 622 tons, dry.. 7 036 6 034 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 17 acres.. 393 709 @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.