1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 385 422 Land in farms ..................acres.. 74 461 79 180 Average size of farm .......acres.. 193 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 666 127 884 Average per acre .........dollars.. 672 768 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 503 32 459 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 170 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 122 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 361 396 acres.. 43 251 43 151 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 329 363 acres.. 22 567 23 147 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 59 200 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 593 13 034 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 292 30 886 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 092 9 190 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 500 3 844 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 12 $100,000 or more .................... 17 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 883 12 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 060 30 644 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 385 422 $1,000.. (D) - 219 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 518 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 149 155 Other ............................... 236 267 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 268 200 days or more ................... 180 200 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 252 273 number.. 12 133 10 871 Beef cows ..................farms.. 224 242 number.. 5 757 5 119 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 24 number.. 588 475 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 270 number.. 5 964 5 570 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 26 number.. 880 3 091 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 23 number.. 1 877 4 518 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 17 number.. 330 500 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 48 number.. 328 69 313 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 103 127 acres.. 5 983 5 739 bushels.. 570 814 483 845 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 29 26 acres.. 779 432 tons, green.. 12 108 6 252 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 26 acres.. 954 831 bushels.. 33 140 35 314 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) 120 bushels.. 850 8 775 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 30 acres.. 1 772 2 111 bushels.. 52 163 63 774 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 293 313 acres.. 13 789 13 732 tons, dry.. 28 032 23 280 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 7 acres.. 161 33 @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. .