1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 987 1 041 Land in farms ..................acres.. 181 287 210 638 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 990 190 716 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 600 982 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 523 44 411 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 296 267 50 to 179 acres ..................... 398 435 180 to 499 acres .................... 168 208 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 916 994 acres.. 137 956 161 260 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 797 875 acres.. 119 144 121 763 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 46 acres.. 3 475 5 609 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 311 44 654 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 895 42 895 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 816 17 786 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 495 26 868 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 312 314 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 121 152 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 142 137 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 159 174 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 59 $100,000 or more .................... 90 107 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 452 41 613 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 919 39 974 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 375 476 Other ............................... 612 565 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 607 594 200 days or more ................... 465 425 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 339 408 number.. 21 773 27 696 Beef cows ..................farms.. 182 215 number.. 2 671 3 582 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 70 number.. 3 936 5 192 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 308 369 number.. 14 816 16 553 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 127 number.. 9 393 29 079 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 69 129 number.. 14 548 57 477 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 62 number.. 1 982 6 644 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 58 70 number.. 1 463 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 9 number.. (D) 613 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 440 525 acres.. 53 883 64 462 bushels.. 5 202 067 6 556 021 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 193 272 acres.. 9 598 11 228 bushels.. 464 683 501 873 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 231 196 acres.. 26 859 13 705 bushels.. 930 885 454 995 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 504 569 acres.. 22 544 25 884 tons, dry.. 55 752 71 055 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 39 35 acres.. 1 086 1 216 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 32 acres.. 159 273 @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.