1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KNOX COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 584 688 Land in farms ..................acres.. 280 628 305 634 Average size of farm .......acres.. 481 444 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 945 362 533 969 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 923 1 222 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 477 82 715 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 84 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 528 641 acres.. 255 766 278 985 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 511 614 acres.. 243 509 258 958 Irrigated land .................farms.. 70 62 acres.. 13 687 9 278 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 101 195 99 303 Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 280 144 336 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 71 514 68 349 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 682 30 954 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 106 $100,000 or more .................... 209 228 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 737 71 971 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 687 104 457 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 374 447 Other ............................... 210 241 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 272 308 200 days or more ................... 163 197 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 184 229 number.. 10 379 13 295 Beef cows ..................farms.. 136 158 number.. 3 652 4 188 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 12 number.. 234 462 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 183 224 number.. 8 067 10 295 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 84 154 number.. 44 215 63 015 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 88 161 number.. 85 220 117 411 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 15 number.. 111 346 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 22 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.. 421 511 acres.. 109 195 118 989 bushels.. 11 954 848 18 469 335 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 28 acres.. 578 1 071 tons, green.. 10 665 21 300 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 307 387 acres.. 34 287 39 989 bushels.. 1 884 175 1 998 975 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 401 498 acres.. 107 839 101 159 bushels.. 4 170 570 3 964 503 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 155 171 acres.. 4 865 5 844 tons, dry.. 11 488 12 858 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 66 83 acres.. 5 055 4 899 @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.