1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 041 1 103 Land in farms ..................acres.. 210 638 218 375 Average size of farm .......acres.. 202 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 716 174 618 Average per acre .........dollars.. 982 871 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 411 42 218 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 267 285 50 to 179 acres ..................... 435 447 180 to 499 acres .................... 208 218 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 994 1 029 acres.. 161 260 160 981 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 875 959 acres.. 121 763 112 986 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 50 acres.. 5 609 4 720 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 654 45 984 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 895 41 690 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 786 13 333 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 868 32 651 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 314 332 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 152 201 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 137 167 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 59 $100,000 or more .................... 107 100 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 613 43 946 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 974 39 842 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 041 1 103 $1,000.. 3 022 2 115 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 903 1 917 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 476 485 Other ............................... 565 618 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 594 655 200 days or more ................... 425 493 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 408 442 number.. 27 696 28 835 Beef cows ..................farms.. 215 229 number.. 3 582 3 952 Milk cows ..................farms.. 70 99 number.. 5 192 6 527 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 369 425 number.. 16 553 17 227 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 127 163 number.. 29 079 58 450 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 129 172 number.. 57 477 96 502 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 68 number.. 6 644 4 920 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 70 94 number.. (D) 20 766 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 8 number.. 613 988 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 525 656 acres.. 64 462 55 799 bushels.. 6 556 021 3 866 457 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 272 290 acres.. 11 228 9 052 bushels.. 501 873 359 503 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 196 110 acres.. 13 705 5 209 bushels.. 454 995 142 454 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 569 634 acres.. 25 884 32 310 tons, dry.. 71 055 82 066 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 35 48 acres.. 1 216 1 903 Land in orchards..............farms.. 32 37 acres.. 273 593 @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. .