1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JAY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 839 852 Land in farms ..................acres.. 179 794 182 836 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 215 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 388 377 255 920 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 902 1 197 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 894 48 798 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 235 196 50 to 179 acres ..................... 299 313 180 to 499 acres .................... 173 186 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 792 814 acres.. 157 345 163 094 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 659 772 acres.. 140 899 141 532 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 202 195 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 83 241 63 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 215 75 058 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 299 26 119 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 942 37 830 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 230 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 87 $100,000 or more .................... 171 157 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 367 54 081 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 637 63 475 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 336 397 Other ............................... 503 455 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 542 501 200 days or more ................... 403 370 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 225 280 number.. 8 873 11 122 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 112 number.. 1 136 1 138 Milk cows ..................farms.. 61 82 number.. 2 082 2 699 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 197 247 number.. 4 750 5 766 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 126 205 number.. 53 052 56 335 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 129 213 number.. 110 514 103 999 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 53 number.. 670 1 215 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 56 number.. (D) 1 399 866 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 441 468 acres.. 55 697 51 380 bushels.. 6 464 525 6 339 208 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 40 59 acres.. 1 350 2 104 tons, green.. 22 892 38 657 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 172 246 acres.. 7 218 8 749 bushels.. 367 008 354 342 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 94 acres.. 792 1 424 bushels.. 51 833 84 547 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 484 602 acres.. 69 516 70 509 bushels.. 2 713 945 2 683 771 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 248 285 acres.. 6 780 8 635 tons, dry.. 18 246 22 225 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 8 acres.. (D) (D) @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.