1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JAY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 852 922 Land in farms ..................acres.. 182 836 188 637 Average size of farm .......acres.. 215 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 920 211 899 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 197 1 012 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 798 41 915 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 196 191 50 to 179 acres ..................... 313 336 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 814 864 acres.. 163 094 163 113 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 772 824 acres.. 141 532 130 597 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 3 acres.. 195 7 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 949 55 866 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 058 60 592 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 119 21 718 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 830 34 148 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 156 200 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 128 $100,000 or more .................... 157 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 081 45 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 475 49 829 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 852 923 $1,000.. 9 672 10 099 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 352 10 941 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 397 474 Other ............................... 455 448 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 501 562 200 days or more ................... 370 393 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 280 350 number.. 11 122 13 070 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 139 number.. 1 138 1 787 Milk cows ..................farms.. 82 107 number.. 2 699 3 047 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 247 315 number.. 5 766 9 120 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 205 206 number.. 56 335 41 993 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 213 215 number.. 103 999 87 247 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 39 number.. 1 215 1 052 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 56 79 number.. 1 399 866 1 008 459 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 109 740 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 468 590 acres.. 51 380 42 575 bushels.. 6 339 208 5 019 598 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 59 59 acres.. 2 104 1 913 tons, green.. 38 657 31 963 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 246 350 acres.. 8 749 11 810 bushels.. 354 342 585 023 Oats for grain................farms.. 94 121 acres.. 1 424 1 630 bushels.. 84 547 84 561 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 602 681 acres.. 70 509 65 121 bushels.. 2 683 771 2 213 761 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 285 316 silage.......................farms.. 8 635 8 299 acres.. 22 225 26 891 tons, dry.. 8 3 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (D) 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. .