1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DELAWARE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 635 688 Land in farms ..................acres.. 173 443 169 265 Average size of farm .......acres.. 273 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 585 061 324 408 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 219 1 329 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 544 52 706 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 186 195 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 198 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 586 645 acres.. 159 571 156 387 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 526 607 acres.. 152 438 144 637 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 9 acres.. 288 125 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 625 42 898 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 874 62 352 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 387 33 799 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 238 9 099 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 157 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 68 $100,000 or more .................... 126 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 876 36 490 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 797 53 038 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 332 Other ............................... 332 356 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 360 389 200 days or more ................... 261 286 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 145 204 number.. 4 857 6 164 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 124 number.. 1 591 1 398 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 18 number.. 569 750 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 133 190 number.. 2 922 4 692 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 63 79 number.. 24 502 32 499 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 85 number.. 54 357 54 873 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 36 number.. 506 737 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 18 number.. 751 463 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 356 417 acres.. 63 858 59 269 bushels.. 7 273 557 8 061 071 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 19 acres.. 563 585 tons, green.. 7 919 10 411 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 155 acres.. 4 404 6 968 bushels.. 236 433 334 051 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 37 acres.. 348 598 bushels.. 21 339 43 654 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 391 482 acres.. 77 999 73 762 bushels.. 3 301 621 3 060 488 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 178 acres.. 3 602 3 483 tons, dry.. 10 802 9 078 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 15 acres.. 1 000 642 @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.