1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOWARD COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 486 566 Land in farms ..................acres.. 147 750 148 609 Average size of farm .......acres.. 304 263 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 773 005 499 054 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 657 1 952 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 585 71 680 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 453 532 acres.. 137 933 136 754 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 436 510 acres.. 135 655 130 765 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 9 acres.. 58 12 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 587 56 428 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 779 99 696 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 304 34 631 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 283 21 797 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 71 $100,000 or more .................... 170 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 899 41 899 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 097 74 157 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 268 334 Other ............................... 218 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 254 266 200 days or more ................... 167 181 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 162 number.. 5 000 8 218 Beef cows ..................farms.. 79 92 number.. 792 1 735 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 21 number.. 611 1 146 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 129 148 number.. 4 988 7 077 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 96 155 number.. 73 259 95 148 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 94 159 number.. 139 287 174 139 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 16 number.. 251 234 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 27 number.. 5 406 1 905 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 1 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 347 411 acres.. 64 341 63 299 bushels.. 9 159 882 9 760 009 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 26 acres.. 842 544 tons, green.. 15 358 10 730 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 95 115 acres.. 2 835 2 439 bushels.. 180 442 126 968 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 28 acres.. 261 333 bushels.. 19 253 21 740 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 348 406 acres.. 64 600 60 873 bushels.. 3 176 575 2 788 981 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 137 151 acres.. 3 061 2 892 tons, dry.. 7 926 7 827 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 17 acres.. 674 908 @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.