1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANT COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 575 630 Land in farms ..................acres.. 192 292 196 537 Average size of farm .......acres.. 334 312 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 766 578 468 602 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 224 1 530 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 419 78 344 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 147 50 to 179 acres ..................... 171 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 541 589 acres.. 178 082 182 737 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 486 562 acres.. 172 544 173 700 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 3 acres.. 24 3 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 549 56 970 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 781 90 428 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 021 42 562 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 528 14 408 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 69 $100,000 or more .................... 176 179 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 229 44 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 181 70 524 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 358 Other ............................... 272 272 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 301 311 200 days or more ................... 206 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 134 153 number.. 4 728 6 000 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 91 number.. 1 131 921 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 15 number.. 982 1 008 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 138 number.. 3 946 4 467 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 129 number.. 27 858 51 106 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 142 number.. 42 594 89 975 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 24 number.. 390 492 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 337 405 acres.. 71 940 74 332 bushels.. 9 648 372 11 098 171 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 22 acres.. 750 718 tons, green.. 13 140 15 092 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 104 129 acres.. 4 218 4 224 bushels.. 236 283 187 511 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 23 acres.. 227 363 bushels.. 17 005 19 809 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 378 446 acres.. 91 265 91 217 bushels.. 4 223 302 4 001 331 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 139 151 acres.. 3 459 4 703 tons, dry.. 9 112 10 321 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 8 acres.. (D) 610 @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.