1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JASPER COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 204 1 309 Land in farms ..................acres.. 420 637 431 185 Average size of farm .......acres.. 349 329 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 540 222 375 620 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 605 1 173 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 740 72 851 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 117 10 to 49 acres ...................... 196 168 50 to 179 acres ..................... 288 282 180 to 499 acres .................... 354 457 500 to 999 acres .................... 210 203 1,000 acres or more ................. 96 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 108 1 195 acres.. 365 523 370 958 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 996 1 143 acres.. 318 965 306 533 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 13 acres.. (D) 786 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 153 843 135 428 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 776 103 459 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 89 164 61 496 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 64 679 73 932 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 129 187 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 190 222 $100,000 or more .................... 436 428 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 97 478 98 748 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 962 75 437 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 727 858 Other ............................... 477 451 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 602 591 200 days or more ................... 383 355 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 514 685 number.. 46 016 54 304 Beef cows ..................farms.. 426 537 number.. 16 551 19 054 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 35 number.. 857 1 633 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 525 698 number.. 34 922 42 801 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 215 445 number.. 180 743 233 254 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 232 458 number.. 435 549 413 277 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 91 126 number.. 3 546 4 622 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 42 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 13 number.. 2 681 3 738 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 834 981 acres.. 157 636 172 180 bushels.. 21 615 987 24 563 637 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 60 77 acres.. 1 880 2 344 tons, green.. 32 095 40 860 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 199 bushels.. (D) 5 900 Oats for grain................farms.. 161 313 acres.. 3 668 7 042 bushels.. 242 757 447 956 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 790 845 acres.. 138 711 104 081 bushels.. 6 745 742 4 646 848 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 574 734 acres.. 21 078 25 565 tons, dry.. 69 462 75 241 @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.