1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JERSEY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 557 619 Land in farms ..................acres.. 180 675 196 878 Average size of farm .......acres.. 324 318 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 385 555 335 021 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 186 967 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 499 51 206 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 167 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 505 590 acres.. 140 853 151 729 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 487 563 acres.. 126 485 122 366 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 19 470 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 190 35 728 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 926 57 720 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 630 23 975 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 560 11 753 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 86 $100,000 or more .................... 142 118 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 890 27 470 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 359 44 378 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 558 619 $1,000.. 13 961 8 256 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 019 13 338 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 328 355 Other ............................... 229 264 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 278 311 200 days or more ................... 197 212 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 248 268 number.. 14 611 15 079 Beef cows ..................farms.. 189 209 number.. 4 346 4 536 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 22 number.. 907 1 116 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 240 265 number.. 14 211 9 872 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 141 133 number.. 31 899 28 940 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 140 138 number.. 77 056 52 809 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 25 number.. 561 886 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 32 number.. 1 215 1 518 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 363 408 acres.. 55 677 46 649 bushels.. 8 079 086 5 959 427 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 45 56 acres.. 1 033 1 119 tons, green.. 15 419 17 618 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 270 319 acres.. 18 628 17 930 bushels.. 1 008 013 1 104 679 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 363 432 acres.. 47 583 52 209 bushels.. 2 035 721 1 878 848 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 204 245 acres.. 5 524 5 973 tons, dry.. 15 606 18 577 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 3 acres.. 39 (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. .