1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DECATUR COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 654 731 Land in farms ..................acres.. 198 614 202 429 Average size of farm .......acres.. 304 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 686 923 427 658 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 343 1 537 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 386 65 692 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 135 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 204 180 to 499 acres .................... 183 218 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 593 672 acres.. 170 873 178 292 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 558 648 acres.. 159 475 160 939 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 4 9 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 874 74 141 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 719 101 424 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 781 36 621 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 093 37 520 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 110 $100,000 or more .................... 197 203 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 221 58 945 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 817 80 526 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 388 447 Other ............................... 266 284 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 330 384 200 days or more ................... 213 269 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 324 number.. 16 193 20 550 Beef cows ..................farms.. 164 184 number.. 3 750 3 978 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 28 number.. 1 126 1 635 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 279 315 number.. 13 353 17 270 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 145 239 number.. 147 844 139 946 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 149 249 number.. 253 911 237 938 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 26 number.. 591 877 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 21 number.. 214 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 441 538 acres.. 83 777 97 826 bushels.. 10 437 791 14 427 210 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 49 70 acres.. 2 231 2 316 tons, green.. 37 572 45 440 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 206 246 acres.. 9 023 7 276 bushels.. 497 771 383 385 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 24 acres.. 196 232 bushels.. 10 505 14 808 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 398 454 acres.. 62 057 49 837 bushels.. 3 006 111 2 234 041 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 221 235 acres.. 5 393 6 244 tons, dry.. 14 717 17 854 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 9 acres.. 52 107 @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.