1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 130 1 123 Land in farms ..................acres.. 246 907 251 603 Average size of farm .......acres.. 219 224 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 401 682 303 002 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 870 1 315 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 573 64 922 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 119 105 10 to 49 acres ...................... 285 271 50 to 179 acres ..................... 416 397 180 to 499 acres .................... 174 213 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 011 1 041 acres.. 210 148 219 795 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 846 939 acres.. 188 205 192 885 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 61 acres.. 12 476 13 384 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 146 062 125 454 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 259 111 713 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 740 37 800 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 97 323 87 654 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 262 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 111 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 196 218 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 135 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 97 109 $100,000 or more .................... 226 223 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 123 303 111 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 215 98 845 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 459 553 Other ............................... 671 570 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 719 662 200 days or more ................... 536 504 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 397 425 number.. 26 429 32 121 Beef cows ..................farms.. 185 178 number.. 3 216 3 624 Milk cows ..................farms.. 74 99 number.. 3 482 4 607 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 374 387 number.. 30 179 30 900 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 129 233 number.. 102 998 120 643 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 141 244 number.. 202 642 209 304 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 68 number.. 1 951 2 217 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 45 number.. (D) 2 503 174 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 584 691 acres.. 93 186 104 136 bushels.. 12 224 215 13 348 153 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 76 117 acres.. 3 019 5 394 tons, green.. 52 684 78 889 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 156 183 acres.. 6 528 6 267 bushels.. 338 512 256 942 Oats for grain................farms.. 34 68 acres.. 508 1 500 bushels.. 29 532 92 205 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 521 635 acres.. 71 941 65 797 bushels.. 3 199 532 2 696 937 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 380 424 acres.. 11 851 12 052 tons, dry.. 34 144 33 459 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 21 acres.. 356 944 @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.