1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 577 645 Land in farms ..................acres.. 166 612 165 091 Average size of farm .......acres.. 289 256 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 673 626 423 504 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 355 1 638 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 308 51 278 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 158 148 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 187 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 542 596 acres.. 146 039 146 410 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 506 554 acres.. 138 189 132 676 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 24 acres.. 5 953 3 397 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 702 44 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 939 69 288 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 318 33 774 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 384 10 917 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 73 $100,000 or more .................... 133 133 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 427 33 893 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 768 52 629 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 281 321 Other ............................... 296 324 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 326 386 200 days or more ................... 223 269 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 220 262 number.. 6 736 8 334 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 189 number.. 2 114 2 706 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 19 number.. 1 125 791 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 213 239 number.. 3 228 4 657 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 127 number.. 24 052 39 780 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 128 number.. 45 806 69 915 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 31 number.. 609 668 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 367 411 acres.. 67 794 72 981 bushels.. 7 684 825 10 987 764 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 29 acres.. 786 631 tons, green.. 12 363 13 757 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 141 193 acres.. 7 670 7 917 bushels.. 389 617 434 120 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 140 46 bushels.. 6 956 3 875 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 332 384 acres.. 58 378 47 816 bushels.. 2 470 848 2 213 474 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 225 235 acres.. 5 271 4 943 tons, dry.. 13 900 11 774 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 29 acres.. 730 749 @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.