1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HUNTINGTON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 651 704 Land in farms ..................acres.. 184 137 187 955 Average size of farm .......acres.. 283 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 516 640 409 608 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 861 1 529 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 239 73 846 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 204 237 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 600 656 acres.. 168 886 170 016 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 542 627 acres.. 160 643 158 091 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 20 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 752 52 517 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 146 74 599 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 328 33 697 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 424 18 820 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 87 $100,000 or more .................... 163 160 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 742 40 573 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 800 57 879 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 319 370 Other ............................... 332 334 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 368 414 200 days or more ................... 266 271 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 154 183 number.. 7 070 7 550 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 112 number.. 1 417 1 792 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 21 number.. 1 049 1 232 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 145 168 number.. 8 092 5 341 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 152 number.. 36 854 70 635 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 88 155 number.. 58 124 146 796 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 45 number.. 652 1 076 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 394 476 acres.. 64 040 63 934 bushels.. 8 383 839 8 744 343 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 30 acres.. 683 924 tons, green.. 10 956 16 098 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 213 233 acres.. 8 692 8 741 bushels.. 470 345 343 536 Oats for grain................farms.. 32 47 acres.. 585 891 bushels.. 30 927 46 539 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 445 509 acres.. 80 190 78 801 bushels.. 3 424 401 3 281 252 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 168 189 acres.. 4 397 5 031 tons, dry.. 12 908 13 236 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) (D) @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.