1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 851 963 Land in farms ..................acres.. 202 896 216 454 Average size of farm .......acres.. 238 225 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 206 242 178 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 327 1 081 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 566 46 034 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 203 191 50 to 179 acres ..................... 267 347 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 255 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 784 893 acres.. 160 273 168 293 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 714 820 acres.. 134 951 128 046 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 9 acres.. 377 437 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 460 66 820 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 322 69 387 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 953 22 192 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 507 44 628 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 165 162 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 136 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 118 $100,000 or more .................... 150 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 771 55 151 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 580 57 329 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 849 962 $1,000.. 11 495 12 467 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 539 12 959 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 427 499 Other ............................... 424 464 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 450 528 200 days or more ................... 332 353 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 437 519 number.. 21 726 24 795 Beef cows ..................farms.. 318 365 number.. 5 324 6 960 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 51 number.. 2 350 2 321 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 408 496 number.. 13 336 16 010 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 142 226 number.. 38 197 49 312 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 155 230 number.. 73 658 86 695 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 24 number.. 2 991 1 008 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 56 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 515 641 acres.. 71 339 66 311 bushels.. 9 615 817 7 435 572 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 54 75 acres.. 1 386 1 905 tons, green.. 29 359 31 629 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 225 266 acres.. 8 947 7 760 bushels.. 415 801 358 106 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 12 acres.. 180 154 bushels.. 11 407 7 405 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 447 538 acres.. 45 835 42 366 bushels.. 1 876 374 1 368 597 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 361 404 silage.......................farms.. 8 634 11 135 acres.. 20 864 25 638 tons, dry.. 53 46 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 480 882 acres.. @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Witheld 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. .