1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 093 1 102 Land in farms ..................acres.. 208 653 197 724 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 386 965 319 426 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 290 1 741 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 515 53 381 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 141 149 10 to 49 acres ...................... 314 281 50 to 179 acres ..................... 342 357 180 to 499 acres .................... 182 217 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 992 1 012 acres.. 191 192 181 238 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 909 961 acres.. 179 996 165 650 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 11 acres.. 190 90 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 237 80 632 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 134 73 169 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 685 30 525 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 552 50 108 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 197 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 172 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 153 161 $100,000 or more .................... 258 213 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 215 65 996 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 219 60 051 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 495 561 Other ............................... 598 541 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 714 674 200 days or more ................... 474 427 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 425 435 number.. 15 212 18 855 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 41 number.. 373 333 Milk cows ..................farms.. 261 285 number.. 5 968 6 613 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 381 398 number.. 7 914 11 406 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 261 359 number.. 105 431 102 537 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 256 379 number.. 205 200 246 485 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 45 number.. 1 143 1 905 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 82 81 number.. (D) 1 204 128 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 18 number.. 357 530 473 282 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 696 724 acres.. 70 784 61 444 bushels.. 9 626 844 8 162 285 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 121 123 acres.. 3 135 2 319 tons, green.. 47 680 41 370 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 285 333 acres.. 11 593 12 649 bushels.. 697 543 561 181 Oats for grain................farms.. 134 187 acres.. 1 390 1 990 bushels.. 86 789 128 877 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 649 733 acres.. 85 457 78 682 bushels.. 3 665 042 3 018 268 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 407 431 acres.. 10 073 12 062 tons, dry.. 30 345 36 182 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 19 acres.. 38 73 @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.