1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FOUNTAIN COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 550 633 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 554 229 097 Average size of farm .......acres.. 372 362 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 756 142 477 249 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 882 1 275 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 357 61 805 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 163 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 143 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 501 570 acres.. 177 202 198 894 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 468 539 acres.. 162 606 177 749 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 484 584 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 371 50 364 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 765 79 564 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 423 40 512 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 948 9 852 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 82 $100,000 or more .................... 149 163 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 388 35 703 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 434 56 492 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 296 374 Other ............................... 254 259 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 296 322 200 days or more ................... 200 205 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 235 271 number.. 9 075 11 224 Beef cows ..................farms.. 196 224 number.. 4 303 4 334 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 10 number.. 172 159 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 228 268 number.. 4 662 7 918 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 82 number.. 25 918 27 395 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 92 number.. 83 832 53 379 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 24 number.. 258 562 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 17 number.. (D) 426 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 363 428 acres.. 79 676 90 331 bushels.. 8 655 044 12 774 914 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 11 acres.. 401 237 tons, green.. 5 908 3 831 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 117 acres.. 3 205 4 301 bushels.. 176 712 185 031 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 36 acres.. 325 728 bushels.. 23 468 38 725 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 327 412 acres.. 75 286 77 401 bushels.. 2 966 173 3 233 978 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 198 243 acres.. 5 146 7 019 tons, dry.. 13 116 18 980 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 3 acres.. 14 (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.