1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 963 1 027 Land in farms ..................acres.. 383 631 401 039 Average size of farm .......acres.. 398 390 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 642 270 536 067 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 651 1 356 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 341 96 322 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 193 180 to 499 acres .................... 344 399 500 to 999 acres .................... 197 238 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 886 941 acres.. 355 106 376 183 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 839 926 acres.. 342 472 350 072 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 1 acres.. 36 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 150 391 126 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 169 123 624 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 88 918 65 983 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 61 473 60 979 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 129 193 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 190 214 $100,000 or more .................... 408 390 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 105 748 104 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 811 101 855 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 684 809 Other ............................... 279 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 432 425 200 days or more ................... 234 201 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 205 233 number.. 16 864 22 048 Beef cows ..................farms.. 110 97 number.. 2 928 2 603 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 34 number.. 545 1 474 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 234 number.. 16 101 20 932 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 168 289 number.. 179 189 169 201 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 179 315 number.. 381 945 312 203 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 82 number.. 2 934 4 445 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 12 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 764 883 acres.. 164 853 181 593 bushels.. 20 118 842 22 178 922 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 14 acres.. 245 329 bushels.. 7 664 18 036 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 47 79 acres.. 921 1 548 bushels.. 60 699 118 920 Sunflower seed................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 773 835 acres.. 170 892 163 039 bushels.. 6 804 356 5 611 307 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 202 221 acres.. 4 246 4 584 tons, dry.. 9 328 11 673 @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.