1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 57 916 62 778 Land in farms ..................acres.. 15 111 022 15 618 831 Average size of farm .......acres.. 261 249 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 532 663 346 199 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 064 1 395 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 050 55 440 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 183 5 141 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 987 14 234 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 913 21 268 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 099 12 928 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 268 6 000 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 466 3 207 Total cropland .................farms.. 53 256 58 117 acres.. 12 848 950 13 366 034 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 47 613 54 252 acres.. 11 716 704 11 834 675 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 753 1 742 acres.. 250 050 240 898 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 229 977 4 633 090 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 303 73 801 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 246 617 2 698 335 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 983 359 1 934 755 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 022 11 189 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 710 6 848 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 579 8 053 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 757 10 642 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 057 7 296 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 728 6 694 $100,000 or more .................... 12 063 12 056 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 011 772 3 645 379 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 262 58 073 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 26 993 31 547 Other ............................... 30 923 31 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 33 959 35 397 200 days or more ................... 24 216 25 237 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 23 025 25 974 number.. 976 701 1 113 473 Beef cows ..................farms.. 15 164 16 783 number.. 277 797 293 836 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 216 3 958 number.. 131 630 144 532 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 21 585 24 215 number.. 667 846 763 919 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 442 11 987 number.. 3 972 060 4 618 663 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 623 12 559 number.. 7 584 642 8 760 626 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 927 2 553 number.. 54 227 72 386 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 846 2 348 number.. 22 731 425 22 256 785 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 204 188 number.. 10 391 178 21 081 124 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 642 37 005 acres.. 5 473 792 5 828 308 bushels.. 652 547 322 805 637 216 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 365 4 039 acres.. 102 464 110 919 tons, green.. 1 639 160 1 944 771 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 658 12 936 acres.. 545 027 542 058 bushels.. 29 209 090 25 048 728 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 739 2 905 acres.. 23 551 41 538 bushels.. 1 445 213 2 603 270 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 056 33 568 acres.. 5 003 186 4 729 880 bushels.. 210 645 005 195 049 717 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 22 923 24 321 acres.. 674 789 686 707 tons, dry.. 1 756 825 1 712 613 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 125 1 302 acres.. 30 139 33 860 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.