1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JASPER COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 772 894 Land in farms ..................acres.. 258 014 262 198 Average size of farm .......acres.. 334 293 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 429 588 318 240 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 394 1 124 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 359 58 489 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 127 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 176 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 233 269 500 to 999 acres .................... 154 159 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 723 846 acres.. 233 022 233 220 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 709 819 acres.. 215 752 201 316 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) 60 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 735 60 049 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 330 67 169 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 000 35 174 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 734 24 876 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 149 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 145 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 160 156 $100,000 or more .................... 211 188 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 340 40 477 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 654 45 326 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 773 893 $1,000.. 22 198 17 490 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 717 19 586 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 495 567 Other ............................... 277 327 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 383 444 200 days or more ................... 247 275 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 297 number.. 11 928 13 098 Beef cows ..................farms.. 164 200 number.. 3 005 3 310 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 34 number.. 1 780 1 864 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 223 292 number.. 5 865 5 828 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 183 234 number.. 114 499 97 116 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 188 246 number.. 195 289 174 835 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 14 number.. 664 449 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 38 number.. (D) 1 585 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 579 696 acres.. 85 027 73 936 bushels.. 11 923 165 9 851 728 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 45 48 acres.. 1 832 1 392 tons, green.. 29 297 23 312 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 408 418 acres.. 21 672 15 004 bushels.. 1 123 366 809 810 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 611 733 acres.. 102 686 107 337 bushels.. 4 275 540 3 660 357 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 217 244 acres.. 7 280 7 281 tons, dry.. 16 186 19 880 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) @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. .