1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAYETTE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 420 456 Land in farms ..................acres.. 106 737 111 500 Average size of farm .......acres.. 254 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 454 627 297 015 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 858 1 264 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 230 45 035 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 377 420 acres.. 85 029 87 781 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 348 399 acres.. 75 806 73 585 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 44 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 419 27 583 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 903 60 489 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 157 14 264 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 262 13 319 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 53 $100,000 or more .................... 82 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 781 19 470 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 478 42 605 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 199 252 Other ............................... 221 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 249 237 200 days or more ................... 179 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 226 245 number.. 9 201 10 158 Beef cows ..................farms.. 194 187 number.. 3 647 3 812 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 17 number.. 631 795 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 212 229 number.. 4 873 5 583 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 138 number.. 24 878 57 491 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 146 number.. 48 842 93 368 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 24 number.. 460 451 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 235 295 acres.. 38 122 39 111 bushels.. 3 917 276 5 510 393 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 30 acres.. 554 614 tons, green.. 7 072 11 548 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 125 138 acres.. 4 237 4 540 bushels.. 229 285 196 367 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 20 acres.. 111 269 bushels.. 6 560 17 126 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 210 232 acres.. 29 014 23 931 bushels.. 1 247 880 1 048 004 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 201 232 acres.. 5 517 6 264 tons, dry.. 16 794 15 848 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 39 @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.