1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FLOYD COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 310 336 Land in farms ..................acres.. 28 708 29 837 Average size of farm .......acres.. 93 89 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 345 271 169 661 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 019 1 947 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 247 17 212 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 120 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 147 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 286 318 acres.. 18 472 19 739 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 244 279 acres.. 12 750 11 671 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 12 acres.. 12 39 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 716 4 106 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 986 12 220 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 666 2 550 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 050 1 556 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 5 $100,000 or more .................... 7 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 852 2 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 9 169 7 486 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 113 112 Other ............................... 197 224 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 180 219 200 days or more ................... 133 156 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 164 196 number.. 3 332 4 608 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 173 number.. 1 632 2 102 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 55 162 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 156 183 number.. 1 557 2 313 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 25 number.. 1 864 995 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 26 number.. 2 486 2 105 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) 107 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 15 number.. 103 304 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 79 acres.. 3 264 3 424 bushels.. 280 902 419 305 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 47 acres.. 454 1 187 bushels.. 18 815 43 054 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 9 acres.. (D) 78 bushels.. (D) 5 100 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 44 55 acres.. 4 228 2 233 bushels.. 131 023 75 202 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 187 199 acres.. 4 685 4 729 tons, dry.. 10 654 8 653 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 20 29 acres.. 98 304 @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.