1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JOHNSON COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 526 586 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 563 139 638 Average size of farm .......acres.. 258 238 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 723 711 419 365 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 896 1 869 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 297 56 161 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 160 183 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 465 518 acres.. 121 046 123 768 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 425 484 acres.. 114 775 115 788 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 9 acres.. 1 241 807 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 342 43 132 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 103 73 604 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 408 32 872 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 934 10 260 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 118 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 58 $100,000 or more .................... 113 122 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 050 31 138 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 858 53 045 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 248 298 Other ............................... 278 288 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 310 317 200 days or more ................... 214 227 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 188 227 number.. 8 884 10 059 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 154 number.. 2 092 2 392 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 12 number.. 1 134 1 110 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 173 217 number.. 4 398 5 869 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 77 number.. 14 037 26 151 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 73 number.. 25 638 41 822 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 17 number.. 580 785 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 16 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.. 286 349 acres.. 59 275 61 060 bushels.. 7 051 574 9 424 524 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 26 acres.. 965 693 tons, green.. 18 575 16 140 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 157 acres.. 4 516 6 030 bushels.. 251 496 329 933 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 87 103 bushels.. 5 910 5 454 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 276 323 acres.. 46 312 42 208 bushels.. 2 060 791 1 927 602 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 206 acres.. 5 225 6 226 tons, dry.. 15 547 16 047 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 21 acres.. 50 187 @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.