1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DE KALB COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 785 671 Land in farms ..................acres.. 162 936 153 213 Average size of farm .......acres.. 208 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 354 733 257 222 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 739 1 078 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 283 49 054 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 176 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 336 263 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 152 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 733 631 acres.. 135 205 131 593 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 511 605 acres.. 104 717 109 403 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 8 acres.. 560 119 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 669 33 539 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 261 49 984 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 498 18 736 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 171 14 803 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 330 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 141 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 63 $100,000 or more .................... 92 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 864 26 503 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 770 39 557 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 287 305 Other ............................... 498 366 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 519 410 200 days or more ................... 395 300 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 163 187 number.. 8 762 10 426 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 69 number.. 749 564 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 49 number.. 2 727 3 312 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 155 175 number.. 5 629 9 047 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 97 number.. 18 355 22 790 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 100 number.. 37 169 52 662 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 23 number.. 584 784 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 11 number.. 497 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 150 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 324 395 acres.. 36 636 38 473 bushels.. 4 327 664 4 751 923 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 56 acres.. 1 971 2 285 tons, green.. 29 599 39 583 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 218 279 acres.. 11 254 13 414 bushels.. 601 969 535 391 Oats for grain................farms.. 30 74 acres.. 361 1 118 bushels.. 18 351 77 646 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 375 454 acres.. 50 246 48 457 bushels.. 1 982 863 1 801 502 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 203 221 acres.. 5 659 7 125 tons, dry.. 16 420 21 170 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 13 acres.. 150 93 @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.