1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 440 1 463 Land in farms ..................acres.. 276 385 285 730 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 487 172 369 693 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 699 1 796 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 148 57 870 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 128 132 10 to 49 acres ...................... 396 383 50 to 179 acres ..................... 534 518 180 to 499 acres .................... 245 280 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 104 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 342 1 374 acres.. 246 668 257 177 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 192 1 312 acres.. 230 054 236 106 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 34 acres.. 1 167 1 716 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 877 79 764 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 414 54 521 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 272 50 395 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 604 29 370 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 356 232 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 151 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 169 188 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 243 304 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 175 186 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 149 170 $100,000 or more .................... 240 232 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 745 57 530 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 214 39 350 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 596 641 Other ............................... 844 822 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 929 946 200 days or more ................... 669 664 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 362 423 number.. 19 838 18 682 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 109 number.. 1 648 1 330 Milk cows ..................farms.. 135 158 number.. 3 919 3 195 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 324 373 number.. 15 465 21 419 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 127 282 number.. 49 783 77 313 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 133 284 number.. 115 220 156 476 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 64 number.. 897 1 356 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 51 50 number.. 19 841 30 329 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 5 number.. 380 712 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 845 931 acres.. 85 866 84 154 bushels.. 11 597 698 11 298 764 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 73 100 acres.. 1 874 1 987 tons, green.. 28 224 34 316 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 528 539 acres.. 29 837 24 554 bushels.. 1 730 562 1 095 395 Oats for grain................farms.. 162 205 acres.. 2 157 2 667 bushels.. 135 995 199 166 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 773 938 acres.. 102 944 114 768 bushels.. 4 440 568 4 649 925 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 448 439 acres.. 10 510 9 990 tons, dry.. 28 736 25 565 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 25 25 acres.. 167 624 @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.