1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 280 1 326 Land in farms ..................acres.. 334 824 346 569 Average size of farm .......acres.. 262 261 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 048 239 967 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 254 869 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 579 53 280 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 152 50 to 179 acres ..................... 426 394 180 to 499 acres .................... 466 502 500 to 999 acres .................... 130 164 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 157 1 180 acres.. 233 629 240 340 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 957 1 089 acres.. 166 492 169 830 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 14 acres.. 248 284 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 659 103 597 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 515 78 127 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 767 14 714 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 69 892 88 883 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 137 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 208 228 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 181 224 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 169 232 $100,000 or more .................... 290 313 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 113 95 024 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 682 71 662 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 721 895 Other ............................... 559 431 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 674 593 200 days or more ................... 480 382 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 873 974 number.. 89 317 102 856 Beef cows ..................farms.. 648 700 number.. 25 448 27 476 Milk cows ..................farms.. 141 165 number.. 7 592 8 010 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 850 974 number.. 56 144 71 830 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 232 512 number.. 89 234 162 940 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 238 541 number.. 165 728 293 288 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 71 number.. 2 475 3 028 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 45 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 10 number.. 1 955 7 218 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 787 902 acres.. 91 247 98 101 bushels.. 11 575 597 11 095 970 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 181 240 acres.. 4 910 5 752 tons, green.. 74 131 75 012 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 21 acres.. 387 861 bushels.. 14 020 29 691 Oats for grain................farms.. 370 491 acres.. 8 205 11 068 bushels.. 531 135 577 991 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 271 193 acres.. 18 686 8 890 bushels.. 905 042 361 996 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 779 900 acres.. 49 004 50 651 tons, dry.. 160 275 159 170 @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.