1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 326 1 354 Land in farms ..................acres.. 346 569 345 612 Average size of farm .......acres.. 261 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 967 188 218 Average per acre .........dollars.. 869 794 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 280 38 750 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 86 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 154 50 to 179 acres ..................... 394 380 180 to 499 acres .................... 502 544 500 to 999 acres .................... 164 163 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 180 1 236 acres.. 240 340 245 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 089 1 160 acres.. 169 830 164 703 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 6 acres.. 284 30 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 103 597 93 723 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 127 69 219 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 714 14 618 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 88 883 79 105 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 137 150 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 228 266 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 224 233 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 232 249 $100,000 or more .................... 313 271 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 024 74 148 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 662 54 762 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 326 1 354 $1,000.. 8 006 15 346 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 038 11 334 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 895 909 Other ............................... 431 445 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 593 608 200 days or more ................... 382 386 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 974 1 047 number.. 102 856 105 376 Beef cows ..................farms.. 700 681 number.. 27 476 26 376 Milk cows ..................farms.. 165 235 number.. 8 010 9 642 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 974 1 056 number.. 71 830 69 925 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 512 561 number.. 162 940 135 969 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 541 581 number.. 293 288 244 383 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 71 92 number.. 3 028 3 467 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 85 number.. (D) 31 018 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 22 number.. 7 218 6 712 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 902 1 032 acres.. 98 101 86 001 bushels.. 11 095 970 9 565 228 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 240 194 acres.. 5 752 4 378 tons, green.. 75 012 65 563 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 40 acres.. 861 542 bushels.. 29 691 23 455 Oats for grain................farms.. 491 642 acres.. 11 068 14 445 bushels.. 577 991 847 486 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 193 250 acres.. 8 890 9 467 bushels.. 361 996 384 426 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 900 973 acres.. 50 651 55 526 tons, dry.. 159 170 168 340 @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. .