1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GIBSON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 579 720 Land in farms ..................acres.. 232 839 241 049 Average size of farm .......acres.. 402 335 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 744 849 497 443 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 910 1 449 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 047 85 606 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 167 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 204 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 541 663 acres.. 211 810 218 182 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 506 628 acres.. 198 806 202 153 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 21 acres.. 2 416 686 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 056 65 951 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 268 91 599 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 123 52 414 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 933 13 537 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 76 $100,000 or more .................... 180 198 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 020 47 180 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 391 65 619 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 314 414 Other ............................... 265 306 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 299 352 200 days or more ................... 203 259 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 151 193 number.. 6 620 7 420 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 143 number.. 1 870 2 379 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 23 number.. 963 1 077 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 148 179 number.. 3 137 3 735 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 100 number.. 38 267 40 612 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 106 number.. 71 493 78 131 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. 197 306 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 23 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.. 385 498 acres.. 95 804 106 788 bushels.. 10 528 687 15 504 461 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 24 acres.. 814 604 tons, green.. 12 552 12 061 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 254 281 acres.. 30 044 24 602 bushels.. 1 648 691 1 315 421 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 384 472 acres.. 85 338 79 556 bushels.. 3 252 986 3 260 323 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 123 147 acres.. 4 562 4 106 tons, dry.. 11 268 9 996 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 38 acres.. 1 003 1 140 @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.