1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, MINNESOTA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 027 1 074 Land in farms ..................acres.. 401 039 394 000 Average size of farm .......acres.. 390 367 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 536 067 359 194 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 356 921 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 322 76 828 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 193 230 180 to 499 acres .................... 399 425 500 to 999 acres .................... 238 227 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 941 998 acres.. 376 183 367 169 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 926 985 acres.. 350 072 295 706 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 126 962 106 931 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 624 99 563 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 65 983 60 282 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 60 979 46 649 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 193 207 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 214 236 $100,000 or more .................... 390 345 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 104 707 79 486 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 855 73 940 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 028 1 075 $1,000.. 22 954 27 663 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 329 25 733 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 809 860 Other ............................... 218 214 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 425 443 200 days or more ................... 201 185 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 233 249 number.. 22 048 23 255 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 111 number.. 2 603 3 575 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 37 number.. 1 474 1 762 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 234 259 number.. 20 932 23 706 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 289 301 number.. 169 201 141 608 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 315 326 number.. 312 203 254 251 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 82 73 number.. 4 445 4 133 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 47 number.. (D) 69 815 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 13 number.. (D) 2 072 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 883 924 acres.. 181 593 126 178 bushels.. 22 178 922 16 764 663 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 44 acres.. 329 1 169 bushels.. 18 036 44 431 Barley for grain..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 79 156 acres.. 1 548 2 816 bushels.. 118 920 164 763 Sunflower seed................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) pounds.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 835 908 acres.. 163 039 160 063 bushels.. 5 611 307 6 564 137 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 221 251 acres.. 4 584 6 188 tons, dry.. 11 673 19 023 @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. .