1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DUBOIS COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 812 923 Land in farms ..................acres.. 191 053 193 381 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 210 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 393 152 273 979 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 686 1 340 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 997 54 134 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 322 364 180 to 499 acres .................... 218 239 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 728 827 acres.. 138 274 144 804 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 656 758 acres.. 118 376 117 183 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 15 acres.. 491 526 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 144 151 138 390 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 526 149 935 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 342 21 459 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 121 809 116 931 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 75 $100,000 or more .................... 234 266 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 137 339 119 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 345 129 398 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 402 475 Other ............................... 410 448 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 460 495 200 days or more ................... 338 358 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 467 502 number.. 26 807 26 862 Beef cows ..................farms.. 376 390 number.. 9 535 8 868 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 36 number.. 2 753 3 030 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 447 482 number.. 14 967 14 362 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 177 303 number.. 110 646 141 019 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 183 319 number.. 206 896 265 306 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 22 number.. 791 592 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 54 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 440 557 acres.. 59 549 70 219 bushels.. 5 451 897 9 858 911 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 56 67 acres.. 2 896 2 240 tons, green.. 42 627 41 016 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 202 255 acres.. 9 845 9 641 bushels.. 418 040 401 670 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 22 acres.. 104 330 bushels.. 1 942 11 390 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 325 370 acres.. 38 911 27 087 bushels.. 1 531 790 1 146 093 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 419 447 acres.. 16 215 15 672 tons, dry.. 40 261 36 960 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) @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.