1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JENNINGS COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 605 658 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 373 124 694 Average size of farm .......acres.. 215 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 322 546 231 119 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 535 1 249 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 873 38 608 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 179 180 50 to 179 acres ..................... 235 263 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 552 596 acres.. 91 446 87 874 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 458 537 acres.. 79 439 72 548 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 671 5 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 214 35 568 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 734 54 055 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 715 14 740 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 500 20 828 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 203 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 46 $100,000 or more .................... 66 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 577 30 290 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 849 46 034 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 244 267 Other ............................... 361 391 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 345 395 200 days or more ................... 265 312 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 317 351 number.. 9 529 10 404 Beef cows ..................farms.. 256 280 number.. 3 931 4 246 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 12 number.. 387 535 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 283 312 number.. 4 933 4 526 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 120 number.. 11 430 17 528 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 122 number.. 21 730 32 448 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. 270 225 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 29 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 234 305 acres.. 32 757 32 864 bushels.. 3 385 159 4 225 523 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 17 acres.. 761 375 tons, green.. 10 830 4 867 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 59 95 acres.. 2 222 4 254 bushels.. 95 464 210 566 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 59 25 bushels.. 1 529 1 310 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 233 279 acres.. 38 660 31 062 bushels.. 1 415 431 1 127 845 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 262 258 acres.. 6 305 5 684 tons, dry.. 16 224 14 268 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 11 @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.