1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 520 568 Land in farms ..................acres.. 159 441 162 433 Average size of farm .......acres.. 307 286 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 489 489 318 388 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 625 1 176 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 862 62 204 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 134 50 to 179 acres ..................... 157 170 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 122 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 482 539 acres.. 134 623 139 934 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 440 509 acres.. 126 260 128 286 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 35 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 549 37 921 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 824 66 762 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 450 29 581 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 099 8 340 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 71 $100,000 or more .................... 122 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 276 27 699 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 070 48 851 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 265 300 Other ............................... 255 268 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 276 311 200 days or more ................... 196 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 200 225 number.. 7 421 7 887 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 178 number.. 2 711 2 665 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 20 number.. 690 939 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 182 217 number.. 4 655 4 328 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 87 number.. 18 415 23 505 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 91 number.. 35 452 45 953 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 13 number.. 278 390 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 332 395 acres.. 64 916 68 159 bushels.. 7 078 022 9 924 403 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 21 acres.. 923 559 tons, green.. 14 391 10 432 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 97 147 acres.. 4 529 6 594 bushels.. 209 535 279 374 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 28 65 bushels.. 1 364 3 030 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 322 382 acres.. 52 915 51 272 bushels.. 2 046 732 2 014 534 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 194 202 acres.. 6 122 5 180 tons, dry.. 14 197 13 172 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 13 @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.