1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 664 720 Land in farms ..................acres.. 186 425 204 574 Average size of farm .......acres.. 281 284 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 298 112 217 542 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 075 768 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 123 42 519 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 120 50 to 179 acres ..................... 248 276 180 to 499 acres .................... 168 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 621 663 acres.. 148 380 159 961 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 573 614 acres.. 122 851 121 620 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 17 acres.. 521 298 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 818 26 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 919 37 426 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 542 20 282 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 276 6 665 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 59 $100,000 or more .................... 83 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 255 20 601 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 517 28 613 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 664 720 $1,000.. 8 221 5 672 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 381 7 878 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 326 337 Other ............................... 338 383 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 345 426 200 days or more ................... 249 310 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 343 375 number.. 15 717 17 021 Beef cows ..................farms.. 291 323 number.. 6 682 7 403 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 28 number.. 581 564 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 331 361 number.. 7 906 7 105 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 88 109 number.. 15 591 14 482 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 115 number.. 32 736 25 712 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 12 number.. 316 415 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 56 number.. (D) 11 336 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 295 352 acres.. 35 310 32 967 bushels.. 3 769 012 3 601 387 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 25 acres.. 876 822 tons, green.. 13 696 10 704 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 230 284 acres.. 16 560 18 365 bushels.. 824 069 842 843 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 302 355 acres.. 52 982 55 041 bushels.. 1 852 887 1 718 295 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 332 360 acres.. 13 731 12 552 tons, dry.. 28 965 25 246 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 12 acres.. 275 76 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .