1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 442 482 Land in farms ..................acres.. 148 872 144 305 Average size of farm .......acres.. 337 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 936 590 443 124 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 716 1 544 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 917 66 429 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 414 452 acres.. 138 929 133 828 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 377 430 acres.. 132 551 122 190 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 36 acres.. 6 211 6 881 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 827 33 570 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 206 69 647 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 747 28 554 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 080 5 015 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 50 $100,000 or more .................... 117 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 712 25 500 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 534 52 904 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 219 271 Other ............................... 223 211 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 237 268 200 days or more ................... 156 193 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 88 116 number.. 3 204 3 965 Beef cows ..................farms.. 49 65 number.. 714 768 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 24 number.. 826 1 216 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 78 103 number.. 1 517 2 194 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 36 number.. 9 435 8 628 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 38 number.. 15 903 14 091 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 20 number.. 208 411 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 20 number.. (D) 3 214 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 249 298 acres.. 68 344 64 854 bushels.. 8 926 139 7 908 832 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 29 acres.. 429 615 tons, green.. 7 812 11 130 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 70 27 acres.. 3 101 737 bushels.. 167 974 25 959 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 38 acres.. 270 517 bushels.. 19 430 29 332 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 251 310 acres.. 55 698 50 112 bushels.. 2 277 975 1 715 375 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 155 152 acres.. 3 754 3 942 tons, dry.. 12 263 11 873 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 29 34 acres.. 1 256 1 347 @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.