1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JASPER COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 309 1 465 Land in farms ..................acres.. 431 185 427 196 Average size of farm .......acres.. 329 292 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 375 620 264 082 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 173 928 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 851 47 518 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 117 142 10 to 49 acres ...................... 168 207 50 to 179 acres ..................... 282 348 180 to 499 acres .................... 457 490 500 to 999 acres .................... 203 225 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 195 1 314 acres.. 370 958 366 582 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 143 1 240 acres.. 306 533 276 515 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 786 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 135 428 119 686 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 459 81 697 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 496 50 678 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 73 932 69 007 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 117 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 176 256 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 187 206 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 222 244 $100,000 or more .................... 428 401 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 98 748 84 547 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 437 57 711 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 309 1 465 $1,000.. 32 087 31 684 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 512 21 627 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 858 985 Other ............................... 451 480 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 591 700 200 days or more ................... 355 428 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 685 746 number.. 54 304 59 053 Beef cows ..................farms.. 537 560 number.. 19 054 18 717 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 36 number.. 1 633 1 503 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 698 778 number.. 42 801 46 587 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 445 490 number.. 233 254 208 824 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 458 510 number.. 413 277 349 763 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 126 144 number.. 4 622 5 877 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 65 number.. (D) 77 115 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 12 number.. 3 738 2 607 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 981 1 104 acres.. 172 180 140 825 bushels.. 24 563 637 18 812 791 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 77 57 acres.. 2 344 1 941 tons, green.. 40 860 37 067 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 5 acres.. 199 65 bushels.. 5 900 2 667 Oats for grain................farms.. 313 389 acres.. 7 042 8 616 bushels.. 447 956 477 835 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 845 965 acres.. 104 081 102 143 bushels.. 4 646 848 4 539 434 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 734 751 acres.. 25 565 27 194 tons, dry.. 75 241 78 317 @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. .