1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARK COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 647 641 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 773 105 658 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 378 203 210 530 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 458 1 255 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 012 35 221 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 183 178 50 to 179 acres ..................... 283 243 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 593 599 acres.. 75 586 72 682 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 499 536 acres.. 58 120 55 071 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 20 acres.. 257 519 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 878 17 733 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 815 27 665 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 586 12 282 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 293 5 451 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 37 $100,000 or more .................... 58 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 770 15 882 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 880 24 699 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 278 288 Other ............................... 369 353 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 367 356 200 days or more ................... 283 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 342 350 number.. 14 056 14 190 Beef cows ..................farms.. 286 313 number.. 6 794 6 435 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 20 number.. 732 899 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 329 333 number.. 7 324 6 042 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 50 number.. 3 506 6 936 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 53 number.. 6 393 11 576 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 19 number.. 330 397 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 176 214 acres.. 16 708 17 117 bushels.. 1 527 244 2 123 069 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 21 acres.. 677 789 tons, green.. 11 161 13 989 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 102 123 acres.. 5 898 6 034 bushels.. 244 767 243 160 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 15 acres.. 44 119 bushels.. 1 800 5 888 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 214 217 acres.. 26 368 23 423 bushels.. 923 446 815 363 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 316 327 acres.. 11 241 9 936 tons, dry.. 25 961 22 675 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 34 acres.. 476 814 @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.