1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAVIESS COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 101 1 181 Land in farms ..................acres.. 217 131 222 435 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 361 590 261 766 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 973 1 401 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 678 46 870 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 112 128 10 to 49 acres ...................... 349 348 50 to 179 acres ..................... 395 423 180 to 499 acres .................... 125 161 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 008 1 072 acres.. 188 972 194 408 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 899 997 acres.. 168 261 164 493 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 16 acres.. 1 628 1 506 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 117 889 106 108 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 075 89 846 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 080 38 375 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 77 809 67 733 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 197 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 138 146 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 163 202 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 152 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 125 169 $100,000 or more .................... 239 249 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 107 796 85 121 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 908 71 893 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 523 595 Other ............................... 578 586 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 693 711 200 days or more ................... 444 439 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 571 621 number.. 20 298 25 393 Beef cows ..................farms.. 266 269 number.. 4 803 4 995 Milk cows ..................farms.. 209 255 number.. 3 110 2 866 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 528 563 number.. 13 852 17 834 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 303 427 number.. 154 715 153 672 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 306 440 number.. 293 765 323 863 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 40 number.. 776 603 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 61 71 number.. 1 182 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 246 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 639 744 acres.. 89 873 91 777 bushels.. 8 742 059 13 956 602 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 177 160 acres.. 2 987 1 865 tons, green.. 43 805 34 980 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 138 195 acres.. 11 650 10 410 bushels.. 582 711 492 193 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 23 acres.. 66 286 bushels.. 3 840 13 228 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 331 421 acres.. 54 040 49 977 bushels.. 1 972 280 2 180 898 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 518 520 acres.. 10 897 12 233 tons, dry.. 23 175 26 863 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 39 34 acres.. 735 714 @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.