1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FULTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 622 690 Land in farms ..................acres.. 170 645 194 312 Average size of farm .......acres.. 274 282 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 414 617 303 298 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 532 1 041 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 016 64 105 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 200 208 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 181 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 570 664 acres.. 151 322 174 524 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 523 615 acres.. 140 458 153 531 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 45 acres.. 9 913 12 003 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 452 49 604 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 151 71 890 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 281 31 594 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 171 18 009 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 67 $100,000 or more .................... 147 151 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 923 40 978 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 792 59 303 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 304 361 Other ............................... 318 329 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 361 394 200 days or more ................... 281 294 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 241 260 number.. 10 394 12 173 Beef cows ..................farms.. 133 134 number.. 2 302 2 444 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 45 number.. 1 606 2 406 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 231 246 number.. 5 804 7 019 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 164 number.. 33 912 48 331 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 169 number.. 73 266 85 881 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 35 number.. 570 1 118 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 396 502 acres.. 70 435 83 454 bushels.. 8 901 341 10 463 542 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 63 acres.. 1 584 1 719 tons, green.. 23 854 29 626 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 95 109 acres.. 2 727 2 586 bushels.. 138 209 93 098 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 26 acres.. 115 265 bushels.. 9 762 14 101 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 377 452 acres.. 57 125 57 022 bushels.. 2 430 917 2 158 618 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 268 acres.. 5 951 7 560 tons, dry.. 18 773 22 713 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 4 acres.. 447 53 @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.