1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRAWFORD COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 410 382 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 320 59 734 Average size of farm .......acres.. 150 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 120 135 992 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 471 984 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 655 24 937 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 220 193 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 382 352 acres.. 29 601 29 532 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 295 297 acres.. 12 726 12 356 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 6 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 502 14 206 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 541 37 188 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 090 1 189 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 412 13 017 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 150 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 7 $100,000 or more .................... 4 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 975 12 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 694 32 016 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 130 129 Other ............................... 280 253 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 262 227 200 days or more ................... 184 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 267 288 number.. 8 926 9 454 Beef cows ..................farms.. 226 234 number.. 4 418 4 628 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 25 number.. 272 399 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 246 268 number.. 4 180 4 201 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 31 number.. 948 1 790 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 36 number.. 1 230 5 815 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 185 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 28 number.. 350 629 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 64 acres.. 713 2 330 bushels.. 52 805 259 750 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 4 acres.. 244 132 tons, green.. 4 690 1 840 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 357 bushels.. (D) 13 273 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 82 (D) bushels.. 2 470 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 14 acres.. 968 845 bushels.. 27 410 33 110 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 273 262 acres.. 10 362 8 853 tons, dry.. 21 106 16 068 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 11 acres.. 18 19 @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.