1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 591 648 Land in farms ..................acres.. 140 813 162 670 Average size of farm .......acres.. 238 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 788 291 532 188 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 478 2 204 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 752 60 477 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 92 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 191 176 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 539 606 acres.. 126 509 148 601 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 487 564 acres.. 120 531 139 593 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 18 acres.. 717 248 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 491 50 258 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 662 77 559 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 896 40 024 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 595 10 234 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 134 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 79 $100,000 or more .................... 110 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 544 39 074 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 109 60 299 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 251 331 Other ............................... 340 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 353 363 200 days or more ................... 256 275 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 154 182 number.. 4 267 5 780 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 128 number.. 1 480 1 803 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 12 number.. 294 462 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 126 167 number.. 2 415 2 995 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 104 number.. 24 010 39 524 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 105 number.. 40 397 72 548 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 50 number.. 900 940 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 21 number.. 496 1 283 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 300 382 acres.. 57 296 65 970 bushels.. 7 205 479 9 237 282 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 16 acres.. 257 369 tons, green.. 5 666 6 621 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 108 129 acres.. 3 759 4 807 bushels.. 229 494 243 078 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 20 acres.. 83 273 bushels.. 3 120 17 297 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 314 405 acres.. 56 282 65 898 bushels.. 2 598 856 2 716 212 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 197 acres.. 3 201 3 844 tons, dry.. 10 044 10 863 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 17 acres.. 207 128 @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.