1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARRISON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 108 1 167 Land in farms ..................acres.. 161 378 161 745 Average size of farm .......acres.. 146 139 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 454 169 976 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 744 1 209 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 158 31 135 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 299 336 50 to 179 acres ..................... 510 518 180 to 499 acres .................... 184 206 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 030 1 089 acres.. 109 853 103 932 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 857 969 acres.. 75 449 69 454 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 18 acres.. 64 119 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 049 45 507 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 561 38 995 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 834 12 590 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 215 32 918 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 346 365 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 209 236 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 202 191 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 189 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 51 $100,000 or more .................... 66 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 536 41 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 453 35 350 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 411 474 Other ............................... 697 693 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 703 688 200 days or more ................... 517 514 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 678 748 number.. 24 294 25 505 Beef cows ..................farms.. 578 624 number.. 10 520 10 397 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 57 number.. 1 560 2 218 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 639 676 number.. 19 125 22 512 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 115 number.. 5 953 18 771 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 120 number.. 11 958 32 524 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 19 number.. 395 375 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 39 number.. (D) 174 407 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 6 number.. 1 952 978 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 249 358 acres.. 18 929 21 710 bushels.. 1 221 649 2 614 499 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 39 acres.. 1 434 1 407 tons, green.. 13 731 23 382 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 117 130 acres.. 5 831 6 270 bushels.. 247 832 258 087 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 34 acres.. 145 452 bushels.. 4 708 19 325 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 208 202 acres.. 23 913 17 388 bushels.. 647 390 627 432 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 622 701 acres.. 24 281 22 701 tons, dry.. 53 958 47 810 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 18 acres.. 171 66 @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.