1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 716 780 Land in farms ..................acres.. 301 962 306 098 Average size of farm .......acres.. 422 392 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 501 386 400 796 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 231 1 024 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 485 62 727 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 123 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 175 219 500 to 999 acres .................... 148 142 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 659 717 acres.. 275 947 276 307 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 632 696 acres.. 251 579 222 509 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 49 acres.. 14 616 9 138 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 98 065 86 116 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 962 110 406 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 58 781 51 592 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 284 34 524 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 109 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 125 154 $100,000 or more .................... 247 249 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 115 63 510 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 715 81 527 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 720 779 $1,000.. 21 727 21 567 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 176 27 686 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 481 545 Other ............................... 235 235 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 338 365 200 days or more ................... 186 196 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 166 186 number.. 13 040 11 129 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 131 number.. 2 470 2 701 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 12 number.. 229 260 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 180 number.. 15 649 12 590 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 142 170 number.. 113 661 90 907 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 161 193 number.. 233 714 182 744 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 30 number.. 822 1 023 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 21 number.. (D) 487 259 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 547 624 acres.. 152 012 121 192 bushels.. 20 463 992 15 791 109 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 30 26 acres.. 1 149 1 035 tons, green.. 20 895 22 097 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 83 acres.. 1 580 2 391 bushels.. 53 524 115 470 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 49 acres.. 546 934 bushels.. 33 777 72 181 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 500 580 acres.. 92 071 90 595 bushels.. 3 794 407 3 677 107 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 135 121 silage.......................farms.. 2 622 2 073 acres.. 6 034 6 365 tons, dry.. 17 20 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 709 609 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. .