1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 679 738 Land in farms ..................acres.. 81 383 86 236 Average size of farm .......acres.. 120 117 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 315 397 169 215 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 725 1 368 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 752 22 686 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 139 50 to 179 acres ..................... 399 450 180 to 499 acres .................... 102 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 635 695 acres.. 44 856 45 770 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 578 640 acres.. 29 435 29 073 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 7 acres.. 84 23 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 965 9 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 203 12 507 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 229 4 845 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 735 4 385 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 238 260 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 143 143 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 140 142 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 19 $100,000 or more .................... 14 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 642 8 562 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 782 11 586 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 224 262 Other ............................... 455 476 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 445 466 200 days or more ................... 341 372 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 426 485 number.. 11 046 12 315 Beef cows ..................farms.. 362 411 number.. 4 864 5 192 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 17 number.. 490 550 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 388 441 number.. 5 586 5 274 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 50 number.. 1 868 3 823 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 52 number.. 4 468 12 486 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 14 number.. 394 262 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 150 193 acres.. 7 361 7 638 bushels.. 638 892 955 242 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 30 acres.. 623 594 tons, green.. 7 710 10 722 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 72 acres.. 1 135 1 225 bushels.. 44 602 48 793 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 12 acres.. 71 138 bushels.. 3 364 8 546 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 115 135 acres.. 6 785 7 077 bushels.. 214 862 245 909 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 469 501 acres.. 13 380 12 459 tons, dry.. 28 652 23 786 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 10 acres.. 37 69 @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.