1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLINTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 585 675 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 320 236 073 Average size of farm .......acres.. 404 350 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 877 712 551 078 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 178 1 579 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 385 79 492 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 120 50 to 179 acres ..................... 118 160 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 152 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 543 609 acres.. 222 586 222 408 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 514 592 acres.. 217 580 212 663 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 1 acres.. 185 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 106 004 86 210 Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 203 127 719 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 64 115 50 545 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 889 35 666 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 84 $100,000 or more .................... 248 227 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 387 65 344 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 867 96 663 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 349 410 Other ............................... 236 265 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 306 312 200 days or more ................... 205 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 105 154 number.. 2 484 5 570 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 114 number.. (D) 2 048 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 58 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 97 145 number.. 1 420 3 997 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 119 179 number.. 181 579 176 978 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 125 191 number.. 323 587 317 756 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 48 number.. 860 1 183 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 423 502 acres.. 108 819 113 148 bushels.. 13 735 695 16 710 157 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 10 acres.. 71 140 tons, green.. 981 2 211 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 128 136 acres.. 4 732 4 317 bushels.. 297 499 208 320 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 13 acres.. 138 139 bushels.. 8 612 8 405 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 429 492 acres.. 102 392 93 865 bushels.. 4 759 377 4 294 520 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 104 119 acres.. 1 849 2 354 tons, dry.. 5 714 5 879 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 5 acres.. 65 180 @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.