1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENRY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 770 848 Land in farms ..................acres.. 177 601 190 798 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 225 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 434 342 280 470 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 915 1 231 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 323 47 068 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 81 10 to 49 acres ...................... 232 231 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 257 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 157 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 702 776 acres.. 161 322 172 256 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 644 731 acres.. 151 430 156 826 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 11 acres.. 1 052 235 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 177 53 298 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 763 62 852 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 239 37 256 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 939 16 043 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 98 $100,000 or more .................... 147 151 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 875 43 303 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 553 51 004 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 319 393 Other ............................... 451 455 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 448 492 200 days or more ................... 345 372 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 325 372 number.. 11 078 14 626 Beef cows ..................farms.. 234 256 number.. 3 243 4 243 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 17 number.. 984 655 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 297 340 number.. 6 522 14 122 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 137 number.. 18 097 38 614 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 155 number.. 34 139 72 254 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 42 number.. 1 076 827 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 29 number.. (D) 945 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 441 535 acres.. 70 172 76 615 bushels.. 8 580 044 10 791 942 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 34 acres.. 882 1 200 tons, green.. 11 087 21 520 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 87 137 acres.. 3 091 5 232 bushels.. 175 749 268 751 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 23 acres.. 239 310 bushels.. 15 599 22 125 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 433 517 acres.. 70 678 68 990 bushels.. 3 212 483 2 993 490 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 286 302 acres.. 6 674 6 723 tons, dry.. 18 635 19 624 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 16 acres.. 281 486 @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.