1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LA PORTE COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 749 826 Land in farms ..................acres.. 247 756 267 695 Average size of farm .......acres.. 331 324 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 735 780 426 676 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 069 1 346 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 551 71 211 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 167 50 to 179 acres ..................... 224 237 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 172 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 694 782 acres.. 226 816 246 638 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 651 743 acres.. 212 940 225 617 Irrigated land .................farms.. 111 113 acres.. 27 090 25 922 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 814 76 616 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 922 92 755 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 041 51 521 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 773 25 095 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 99 $100,000 or more .................... 219 206 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 666 62 352 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 555 75 304 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 402 448 Other ............................... 347 378 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 409 417 200 days or more ................... 283 299 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 234 244 number.. 24 980 21 146 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 114 number.. 1 675 2 530 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 58 number.. 5 365 4 409 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 202 229 number.. 22 976 21 420 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 89 number.. 27 110 29 122 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 90 number.. 48 615 56 305 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 32 number.. 780 1 000 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 31 number.. 919 1 118 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) 104 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 454 555 acres.. 113 242 125 779 bushels.. 15 190 619 15 732 791 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 64 66 acres.. 3 176 2 854 tons, green.. 59 964 51 643 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 114 122 acres.. 4 186 4 856 bushels.. 234 245 195 791 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 40 acres.. 343 795 bushels.. 20 161 46 185 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 411 490 acres.. 76 809 76 355 bushels.. 3 296 709 2 715 908 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 276 264 acres.. 10 490 11 109 tons, dry.. 34 871 31 035 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 29 acres.. 1 125 1 684 @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.