1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAGRANGE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 392 1 391 Land in farms ..................acres.. 189 932 187 549 Average size of farm .......acres.. 136 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 512 214 776 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 418 1 527 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 366 38 953 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 120 164 10 to 49 acres ...................... 412 353 50 to 179 acres ..................... 687 698 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 267 1 276 acres.. 156 233 156 515 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 107 1 118 acres.. 127 875 127 426 Irrigated land .................farms.. 71 97 acres.. 23 478 26 023 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 103 278 98 309 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 194 70 675 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 364 34 579 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 915 63 731 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 223 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 133 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 270 258 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 262 310 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 215 249 $100,000 or more .................... 184 184 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 668 76 721 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 150 55 155 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 671 795 Other ............................... 721 596 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 932 787 200 days or more ................... 601 488 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 925 967 number.. 39 275 41 933 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 93 number.. 1 205 1 148 Milk cows ..................farms.. 528 606 number.. 11 396 10 889 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 880 929 number.. 26 587 37 683 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 259 584 number.. 69 338 107 954 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 269 595 number.. 171 657 241 411 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 77 number.. 1 243 1 512 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 219 243 number.. 418 681 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 32 32 number.. 1 870 836 1 057 164 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 817 922 acres.. 61 262 69 152 bushels.. 7 350 203 8 086 400 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 484 521 acres.. 5 230 5 336 tons, green.. 84 709 93 637 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 166 255 acres.. 3 993 4 813 bushels.. 208 074 193 669 Oats for grain................farms.. 223 377 acres.. 2 106 3 983 bushels.. 147 534 265 387 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 222 238 acres.. 32 666 24 078 bushels.. 1 412 842 955 027 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 888 853 acres.. 22 071 21 621 tons, dry.. 66 143 65 404 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 38 22 acres.. 1 182 262 @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.