1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 408 385 Land in farms ..................acres.. 74 035 74 461 Average size of farm .......acres.. 181 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 050 151 666 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 173 672 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 859 34 503 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 203 170 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 375 361 acres.. 42 972 43 251 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 339 329 acres.. 22 411 22 567 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 3 acres.. 16 59 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 515 18 593 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 928 48 292 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 153 14 092 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 361 4 500 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 125 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 21 $100,000 or more .................... 15 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 843 13 883 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 832 36 060 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 137 149 Other ............................... 271 236 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 275 238 200 days or more ................... 210 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 272 252 number.. 12 656 12 133 Beef cows ..................farms.. 228 224 number.. 5 946 5 757 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 18 number.. 471 588 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 258 243 number.. 6 570 5 964 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 17 number.. 635 880 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 18 number.. 730 1 877 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 15 number.. 286 330 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 12 number.. (D) 328 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 90 103 acres.. 4 639 5 983 bushels.. 497 813 570 814 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 29 acres.. 472 779 tons, green.. 7 720 12 108 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 33 acres.. 548 954 bushels.. 24 256 33 140 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 850 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 27 acres.. 1 437 1 772 bushels.. 56 169 52 163 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 308 293 acres.. 15 543 13 789 tons, dry.. 34 383 28 032 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 10 acres.. 116 161 @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.